Screenshot of Steve Centanni (left) and Olaf Wiig (right) in an interview with Greta Van Susteren
Fox News Channel journalists Olaf Wiig (born 1970), a New Zealand photojournalist, and Steve Centanni, an American reporter, were kidnapped in the Gaza Strip by the Holy Jihad Brigades, a previously unknown group of Palestinian militants, from their TV van near the Palestinian security services' headquarters on August 14, 2006.[1]
No militant group initially claimed responsibility and no demands were made.[2] Only on August 24, ten days after the kidnapping, was a video released of the men. The Holy Jihad Brigades demanded that all Muslim prisoners in the United States be released within 72 hours. No indication was given as to what would happen after this time if the demand was not met.[3]
The two were released on August 27, 2006, after a video was released with the two men stating they have converted to Islam.[4] The two men later said they were forced to convert to Islam at gunpoint.
^"Report about Wiig and Centanni's kidnapping".
^Jason Deans and agencies (August 16, 2006). "NZ Ambassador arrives in Gaza". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
^"Kidnapped journalists appear on video". Reuters/RNZ. August 24, 2006. Archived from the original on March 20, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2006.
^"Fox Journalists Are Released". Sky News. August 27, 2006. Archived from the original on July 4, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2006.
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