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Palestinian Ramattan news agency's office "stormed", journalist arrested

Text of report in English by privately-owned Palestinian Ramattan News Agency website

Ramallah, 12 Mar (RNA) - Palestinian security stormed Wednesday [12 March] Ramattan office in Ramallah and arrested one of its journalists. RNA staff in Ramallah said that the security members broke into the office and arrested Nawwaf Al-Amer. They led al-Amer into a disclosed place and gave no information about the reasons of his arrest. Al-Amer is an editor of Arabic news in Ramallah and lives in Nablus city.

Source: Ramattan News Agency website, Gaza, in English 12 Mar 08

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