Der Krieg ist der Vater der Dinge. -HERAKLIT

IMRA Newsletter

Arafat's Tanzim holding Photographer -- will kill him if Agency airs Report

Aaron Lerner

12 September 2001

Israel Television correspondent Oded Granot reported this evening that Yasser Arafat's Tanzim have kidnapped the Palestinian cameraman who shot a report for a major news agency showing Palestinians in Ramallah celebrating the attacks against the United States. The report includes footage of Palestinian Police firing their assault rifles in the air in celebration as hundreds cheer.

Granot said that the news agency was warned that the cameraman would be killed if they dared to air the item.

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