"Alan Graham Johnston (born 17 May 1962) is a British journalist working for the BBC. He has been the BBC's correspondent in Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, the Gaza Strip and Italy. He is based in London.Johnston was kidnapped by a group of Palestinian militants on 12 March 2007, and released nearly four months later on 4 July, after Hamas' seizure of control in Gaza."@en . . . . . "British journalist" . . . . "Alan Johnston"@en . . "Johnston, Alan"@en . "1962Z"^^ . "1962-05-17Z"^^ . .