Kidnapped German freed
2006-02-02 22:25
Nablus - Gunmen in the West Bank briefly detained a German national on Thursday amid the Muslim furore over the publication of cartoons of Prophet Muhammad in European newspapers, a militant group said.
Two masked gunmen seized the German from a hotel in the Palestinian town of Nablus "thinking he was French or Danish, and handed him over to police after realising their mistake", said a source with Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.
"The two men were acting to protest over the cartoons," he said.
Earlier, two armed groups - including Al-Aqsa - threatened to target Danes, French and Norwegians in the Palestinian territories after cartoons deemed offensive to Prophet Muhammad were published in their countries.
- AFP