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Al Jazeera received an audiotape from a group calling itself The Army of Islam, which purports to hold Alan Johnston. Also, a picture of Johnston’s ID card has appeared on an Al-Qaida-linked web site. The…

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Johnston_2Al Jazeera received an audiotape from a group calling itself The Army of Islam, which purports to hold Alan Johnston. Also, a picture of Johnston’s ID card has appeared on an Al-Qaida-linked web site.

The BBC says the voice on the tape demanded the release of Muslim prisoners from UK prisons, especially Sheikh Abu Qatada. Previous media reports noted a demand for Jordan to release Mubarak al-Rishawi.

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