Gaza: Two journalists freed after "converting to Islam"

Published August 27th, 2006 - 10:27 GMT

Two Fox News journalists were freed Sunday, nearly two weeks after being seized in Gaza Strip. The two, Olaf Wiig and Steve Centanni, were dropped off at Gaza City's Beach Hotel.

 

Earlier, the kidnappers released new video of Wiig and Centanni. In a written statement attached to the video, the kidnappers claimed the two men had converted to Islam.

 

In one segment of the footage, Wiig is seen sitting cross-legged on the floor, dressed in a beige robe and reading from crumpled notes. "It is Apache helicopters firing hellfire missiles made in America that kill the residents in Gaza," he said.

 

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