Terrorist group in Gaza kidnaps Italian rights activist

[azurnoir]

An Italian human rights activist was kidnapped in the Gaza Strip by the al-Qaida-linked radical terrorist group Tawhid wal-Jihad, the group announced on Thursday.

The radical Islamist terror organization Tawhid wal-Jihad announced on Thursday that it has kidnapped an Italian human rights activist in the Gaza Strip, Israel Radio reported.

http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=216702


Video: Italian citizen kidnapped in Gaza

Salafist radicals in the Gaza Strip have kidnapped an Italian citizen and are threatening to kill him, a video posted late Thursday warned.

The video shows Vittorio Arrigoni bruised and blindfolded. Text scrolling across the screen threatens that he will die unless Hamas releases Salafist prisoners by 5 p.m. Friday.

Arrigoni was in Gaza working with the International Solidarity Movement, said Palestinian associates who confirmed that the video showed their colleague. The Italian national was last seen at a building popular among internationals in the port area of Gaza City, an ISM worker said.

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=378840

[Taverner]

1. First the peace worker, now this

Sounds like Tawhid wal-Jihad wants to burn every freakin bridge they can

[azurnoir]

2. what struck me is that they turned the table on Hamas

as Hamas is the one being 'extorted' to release Tawhid wal-Jihad prisoners, I wonder if they'll comply