donderdag, oktober 26, 2006
Emilio Morenatti doet zijn relaas
Emilio Morenatti, de Spaanse fotojournalist die deze week ontvoerd en weer vrijgelaten werd in de Gaza-strook, doet zijn relaas van de hectische dagen die hij achter zich heeft in een artikel van Associated Press:
I was supposed to spend Tuesday photographing scavengers picking through Gaza’s abandoned Jewish settlements.
Just before 7 a.m., I took my cameras and lenses and left my apartment in Gaza City to meet my friend Majed Hamdan, an Associated Press driver and translator waiting for me on the street.
But before I could get into the car, a white Volkswagen Golf raced up and blocked our way. Four men with Kalashnikov assault rifles jumped out. They grabbed me, threw me into their car and took off. Looking back, I saw Majed lying on the street with two men pointing rifles at his head.
My abductors pushed me down on the back seat and covered me with some kind of fabric, shouting, “Go down, go down” and “shut up“ in English. About 15 minutes later, they rushed me out of the car and into a house, then shoved me into a small basement room where I was alone except for a few rats.
A sense of feverishness swept over me, leaving me feeling so fatigued that I almost fell asleep on the floor.
I was allowed to keep my wristwatch, so I knew five hours had passed by the time my captors came back. All were in jeans, black shirts and black masks. When I tried to speak with them, all they said was “Shut up.”
Lees verder bij CNews.
I was supposed to spend Tuesday photographing scavengers picking through Gaza’s abandoned Jewish settlements.
Just before 7 a.m., I took my cameras and lenses and left my apartment in Gaza City to meet my friend Majed Hamdan, an Associated Press driver and translator waiting for me on the street.
But before I could get into the car, a white Volkswagen Golf raced up and blocked our way. Four men with Kalashnikov assault rifles jumped out. They grabbed me, threw me into their car and took off. Looking back, I saw Majed lying on the street with two men pointing rifles at his head.
My abductors pushed me down on the back seat and covered me with some kind of fabric, shouting, “Go down, go down” and “shut up“ in English. About 15 minutes later, they rushed me out of the car and into a house, then shoved me into a small basement room where I was alone except for a few rats.
A sense of feverishness swept over me, leaving me feeling so fatigued that I almost fell asleep on the floor.
I was allowed to keep my wristwatch, so I knew five hours had passed by the time my captors came back. All were in jeans, black shirts and black masks. When I tried to speak with them, all they said was “Shut up.”
Lees verder bij CNews.
# posted by Jan-Edward : 08:32
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