Where is Alan Johnston?

The BBC’s corrrespondent Alan Johnston was abducted in Gaza on 12 March and is still missing.


BBC poster in London called for the release of Alan Johnston

The consensus amongst journalists is that he is being held by the Durmoush family in Zeitoun, a criminal gang who use kidnappings as a source of substantial revenue. This is supported by this admittedly dated article posted on IMRA and by this more recent piece on Ynet.

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