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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/alan_johnston-AP.jpg140200New York, July 3, 2007—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed the release early Wednesday morning local time of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston, who had been held captive for nearly four months in the Gaza Strip. CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon said: "We are relieved that Alan Johnston has finally been freed after this cruel ordeal.…