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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/Alan_Johnston_AFP.jpg249220New York, June 25, 2007—A BBC reporter held for more than 100 days by militants in the Gaza Strip appeared in a newly released videotape warning against attempts to free him by force. In the videotape made public today, Alan Johnston wore what he said was an explosive belt and warned that his captors would…