Spoetnik
01-12-05, 23:48
IDF soldiers arrest Al Jazeera TV reporter based in West Bank
By Reuters
Israel Defense Forces troops operating in the West Bank town of Hebron on Wednesday arrested a reporter for the Web site of the Arabic satellite channel Al Jazeera television station.
Awad Rajoub, 29, was arrested at his home, Walid al-Amari, Al Jazeera bureau chief for the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem, said on Thursday.
Israel has not explained the arrest, he told Reuters. "We are checking to find out why they arrested him."
An IDF spokeswoman said that Awad was being held "for security reasons."
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/652725.html
By Reuters
Israel Defense Forces troops operating in the West Bank town of Hebron on Wednesday arrested a reporter for the Web site of the Arabic satellite channel Al Jazeera television station.
Awad Rajoub, 29, was arrested at his home, Walid al-Amari, Al Jazeera bureau chief for the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem, said on Thursday.
Israel has not explained the arrest, he told Reuters. "We are checking to find out why they arrested him."
An IDF spokeswoman said that Awad was being held "for security reasons."
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/652725.html