WSJ REPORTER MISSING IN PAKISTAN
In December, it was reported that CIA agents may be posing as reporters to collect information in Afghanistan. The CIA refused to comment and the mere possibility was condemned by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Now a group with possible al Qaida ties claims it is holding a Wall Street Journal reporter hostage because they think he is a CIA agent. Daniel Pearl, 38, has been a reporter for the WSJ since 1990, according to the paper. An e-mail was sent to several news outlets over the weekend with attached pictures that claims to show Pearl shackled and with a gun to his head. Reports can also be found in the Journal (subscription required), AP, the Los Angeles Times, BBC and Reuters.
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- posted by Amy @ 1/28/2002 09:33:00 AM