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.
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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.
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