Palestinian kidnap mystery

Palestinian police are searching for an Israeli Arab producer for the TV network CNN, kidnapped at gunpoint on a busy Gaza City street.

The motive was not clear. Hours after the abduction, the kidnappers had made no statement and all Palestinian militant factions denied involvement. Kidnapping a journalist is almost unprecedented in Gaza.

The armed kidnappers targeted the producer, Riad Ali, by name. He was seized while riding in a van with two American CNN colleagues, who were not detained.