 | | GAZA CITY — A little-known militant group released on Friday, June 1, the first video of BBC reporter Alan Johnston since he was kidnapped 80 days ago, drawing immediate pleas for his release from the Palestinian government and his family.
"First of all, my captors have treated me very well," said a pale Johnston, wearing a red sweatshirt and seated before a black backdrop, reported Agence France-Presse (AFP).
"They've fed me well, there's been no violence towards me at all and I'm in good health," he added.
Johnston, the only Western journalist based permanently in Gaza City, was abducted at gunpoint on March 12.
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