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August 23, 2006updated 22 Nov 2022 8:46pm

Kidnappers release video of Fox News journalists

By Press Gazette

A previously unknown Palestinian group who kidnapped two Fox News journalists have demanded the release of Muslim prisoners in the US within 72 hours before they will set the two men free.

Reporter Steve Centanni (pictured), an American, and cameraman Olaf Wig, who is from New Zealand, were kidnapped on 14 August while working in Gaza.

In a video released to the media today, Centanni said: "Do anything you can to try to help us get out of here. We love you all, we want to go home."

The video is the first clear indication of the men's state following their abduction near the Palestinian security services headquarters in Gaza City. It was released by a group calling itself the Holy Jihad Brigades.

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