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To: average joe who wrote (2610)	10/24/2006 8:46:31 AM
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Palestinian militants kidnap AP journalist POSTED: 4:56 a.m. EDT, October 24, 2006 From Al Goodman CNN cnn.com MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Palestinian gunmen abducted an Associated Press photographer in Gaza on Tuesday morning, according to the AP and the Spanish Foreign Ministry. According to a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman who asked not to identified, the photographer's name is Emilio Morenatti. "They kidnapped him today as he left his home," the spokeswoman said. "It was about 7:30 a.m. local time in Gaza." According to the AP, "Morenatti, 37 ... was leaving his temporary apartment in Gaza, heading toward a car where Majed Hamdan, an AP driver and translator, was waiting. Hamdan said four gunmen grabbed his keys and phone and told him to turn away, pressing a gun to his head and threatening to harm him if he moved." The gunmen then grabbed Morenatti, shoved him into a white Volkswagen and drove off, AP reported. According to AP, Morenatti is from Jerez, Spain, and has been working for the news agency in Jerusalem since April 2005. He periodically makes trips to the Palestinian territories. The Spanish Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos "has gotten personally involved" to try to find out what happened and will use his contacts in the Middle East -- where he has worked or visited for years as a diplomat -- to press for the release of Morenatti. According to the spokeswoman, additional Spanish diplomatic efforts are under way in the region. AP president and chief executive officer Tom Curley issued a statement on the kidnapping from New York, according to AP: "The Associated Press is working to find out just what happened to Emilio. We are in contact with Palestinian officials and leaders to learn more, and to try and obtain his release. Our main concern now, however, is for his safety. "Emilio has spent his career representing the values that AP stands for -- truthful, accurate journalism that tells all sides of the story. It is a sad development when the men and women the world rely on to bring them objective news are subject to such dangers. No cause or motive can justify such senseless action." Palestinian militants have kidnapped foreign journalists before. Most recently, two Fox journalists were held for two weeks in August before being released.