European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 5, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pm 12 stars and stripes july 2007 in the world kidnapped reporter freed bbl journalist had been held in Gaza for 4 months by Sarah Eldeeb the associated press Gaza Gaza strip gaunt but kid napped bbl reporter Alan Johnston emerged wednesday from 16 weeks of solitary confinement in a dark an experience he said was like being buried who had been snatched by Ala Ida Spires said it was fantastic to be Gaza Hamas rulers said Johnstons release marked the beginning of a new Era of Law and order in the Lawless coastal including a crackdown on vigilante they also acknowledged they would not disarm Johnstons the army of which has close ties to one of Gaza most powerful Hamas also said israeli Soldier Gilad kid napped by Hamas Allied militants last could be freed provided Israel releases hundreds of palestinian Israel has walked at such at a news conference with Hamas Johnston who was held in Captivity far longer than any other foreigner kidnapped in Gaza de scribed his experience As occasionally the last 16 of were just the very worst you can imagine of my like being buried removed from the he said he said his one Lucky break was getting a radio and being Able to listen to the i began to realize the extraordinary extent of support that there Johnston his headed by a Man known As Abu were often rude and he Tsa fint bbl reporter Alan Johnston arrives on the israeli Side of Erez Border crossing Early wednesday after nearly four months in they did threaten my life a number of times in Vari Ous Johnston Johnston described his captors As a Small group focused less on the palestinian conflict with is Rael than on getting a knife into Britain in some he in Exchange for the army of islam had originally demanded that Britain free a Radi Cal islamic cleric with ties to Johnston said his kidnappers told him from the Start he would not be but he was worried he said his captors initially did not seem concerned they might be tracked Down by Palestin Ian Security but became increasingly worried after Hamas took control of Gaza in brits dig for details on 8 held in bombing plots by David rising the associated press London investigators worked wednesday to untangle the ties Between the eight suspects arrested in connection to the failed car bombing attacks in Britain and were Hunting Down otters believed involved on the Periphery of the plot British authorities have re fused to release Many details on the including whether they were on any watch but have indicated they believe the plot May have links to also on the press association news Agency re ported that some of the suspects had previously come to the Atten Tion of British Security while the information held on database did not Alert authorities to the it did help police to round up suspects the Agency quoting unidentified government also on the British government lowered the coun try terror Alert from critical to the threat level has not been lower than mean ing that further attacks Are consid ered since last August the eight people held include one doctor from Iraq and two from there is a physician from Lebanon and a jordanian doctor and his medical assistant another doctor and a medi Cal student Are thought to be from the Middle All employees of the United kingdoms National health ser some worked together As col leagues at hospitals in England and and experts and officials say the evidence Points to the plot being hatched after they met in rather than Over to think that these Guys were a Sleeper cell and somehow were Able to plan this operation from the different places they and then orchestrate being hired by the nos so they could get to the then get jobs in the same area i think that a plan Ning said Bob a former intelligence officer now at London Chatham House think a much More Likely scenario is they were Here they discovered that they shared some common and then they decided to act on this while Here no one has been charged in the plot in which two car bombs failed to explode in Central London Early Friday and two men rammed a jeep Cherokee loaded with Gas cylinders into the Entrance of Glasgow International Airport and set it on fire the following Bow military Sato Europe authorized Bow military sales agents the ultimate driving machine Mildenhall Witul Shim Darmstadt Frie Djercj Garmisch Parten Kirchen Giessen Gia Fenohr Hohenfels Hanou Heidelberg Vilsac Mannheim Schweinfurt Sponic Dahlem Stutt Jait Bow military Sak la Maddalena is Naples Navi