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| Vigil for BBC captive's 100th day | Vigil for BBC captive's 100th day |
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| Thousands of colleagues of BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston have observed a vigil to mark 100 days since he was kidnapped. | |
| At the Glastonbury festival, on sets and in newsrooms worldwide, they paused at 1315 GMT (1415 UK time). | |
| Mr Johnston's parents released 100 balloons marking the days passed since a group calling itself the Army of Islam abducted the reporter. | |
| On Monday a deadline for his release, set by Hamas, passed without progress. | On Monday a deadline for his release, set by Hamas, passed without progress. |
| Mr Johnston was the only Western reporter permanently based in Gaza, and his abduction has triggered appeals for his release from lawmakers and rights groups around the world. | Mr Johnston was the only Western reporter permanently based in Gaza, and his abduction has triggered appeals for his release from lawmakers and rights groups around the world. |
| Several foreigners have been seized in Gaza in recent years and all have been released unharmed, but none has been held as long as the BBC reporter. | Several foreigners have been seized in Gaza in recent years and all have been released unharmed, but none has been held as long as the BBC reporter. |
| 'Soap opera pause' | 'Soap opera pause' |
| BBC staff around the world stopped for one minute to think of Mr Johnston. | |
| Alan on the art of journalism The BBC Trust, led by the chairman Sir Michael Lyons, planned to break from its meeting to take part in an event at Broadcasting House in central London. | |
| Colleagues on the set of soap opera EastEnders and those working at the Glastonbury festival in Wiltshire were also among those participating. | |
| Many members of staff held pictures of the reporter during the "pause". | |
| BBC News 24 and BBC World carried live pictures of the event, which was covered on the BBC World Service and the BBC's interactive services. | |
| THE EDITORS' BLOG Alan's friends will hold up a picture of him to show solidarity. I invite you to join us Jon Williams,World news editor, BBC News Jon's comments in full | THE EDITORS' BLOG Alan's friends will hold up a picture of him to show solidarity. I invite you to join us Jon Williams,World news editor, BBC News Jon's comments in full |
| On Friday, Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas said it had set a deadline of Monday for the kidnappers to free Mr Johnston. | On Friday, Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas said it had set a deadline of Monday for the kidnappers to free Mr Johnston. |
| In a video released two days later, Mr Johnston's captors denied they had reached a deal with Hamas for his imminent release but acknowledged that there had been "developments" in meetings with Hamas. | In a video released two days later, Mr Johnston's captors denied they had reached a deal with Hamas for his imminent release but acknowledged that there had been "developments" in meetings with Hamas. |
| But Monday's deadline passed without further progress. | But Monday's deadline passed without further progress. |
| On Wednesday, a Hamas spokesman said: "Hamas wants to find the right mechanism to release him in order to protect his life. | |
| "To rush, would be wrong," Fawzi Barhum told AFP news agency. | "To rush, would be wrong," Fawzi Barhum told AFP news agency. |