Although it has yet to be verified...
BBC: A Palestinian group calling itself the Al Tawhid Al Jihad brigade has issued a claim that it has killed BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston...
Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat repeated a call for those holding Mr Johnston to free him. "Such despicable acts of abducting foreign journalists and others continue, the only (thing) that this is doing is destroying us as Palestinians, destroying the just cause of the Palestinian people," he told reporters.
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The situation looks less positive today as it has become apparent that the so called Unity and Struggle group do have people in Gaza - whereas initial reports had been that this was an entire fabrication. Still, there is strong reason to believe he is alive - especially since the Interior Minister says he's alive - and he is closely involved with the person we think may be encouraging the kidnappers - all very messy
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