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| BBC man 'seen in explosives belt' | BBC man 'seen in explosives belt' |
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| Hamas leader Ismail Haniya has said the kidnappers of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston have made a new video showing him wearing an explosives belt. | Hamas leader Ismail Haniya has said the kidnappers of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston have made a new video showing him wearing an explosives belt. |
| "In the past they showed him in an orange uniform. Today they showed him with an explosives belt round his waist," Mr Haniya said in Gaza. | "In the past they showed him in an orange uniform. Today they showed him with an explosives belt round his waist," Mr Haniya said in Gaza. |
| The video recording has not been seen in public. | The video recording has not been seen in public. |
| The BBC says it is aware of the reports and is investigating. Alan Johnston was kidnapped in Gaza on 12 March. | The BBC says it is aware of the reports and is investigating. Alan Johnston was kidnapped in Gaza on 12 March. |
| Hamas has set a deadline of Monday for the kidnappers to release him. | Hamas has set a deadline of Monday for the kidnappers to release him. |
| "We will not allow the continuation of the abduction of the British journalist. The issue of Alan Johnston must end," Mr Haniya said in a speech to his supporters. | |
| He did not explain in what circumstances he had seen the video. | |
| The British Foreign Office said it deplored such footage. | |
| "We condemn the continued release of videos like this which can only add to the distress of Alan Johnston's family and friends," a spokeswoman said. | |
| "They have not seen Alan for over 14 weeks. Those holding Alan should release him." | |
| Previous video | |
| The reporter was abducted by a group calling itself The Army of Islam. | |
| A video was released on 1 June by the previously unknown radical Islamist group, in which Alan Johnston said he was in good health and was being treated well. | |
| The Army of Islam has demanded the release of Abu Qatada, a Palestinian-born Islamic cleric who is suspected of having close links with al-Qaeda and is held by the UK government as a threat to national security. | |
| Mr Johnston was the only Western reporter permanently based in Gaza and his abduction has triggered appeals for his release from lawmakers and human rights groups around the world. | |
| More than 170,000 people have now signed an online petition calling for his release. |