Gaza - An Italian pro-Palestinian activist has been found dead in the Hamas-governed Gaza Strip hours after being abducted. Vittorio Arrigoni, 36, was seized on Thursday by a radical group that has been in conflict with Hamas and is seeking the release of its leader. Police said he was found hanged in a Gaza City house after receiving a tip-off. Two people have been arrested. Italy denounced the "barbaric murder", calling it an "act of vile and senseless violence". Mr Arrigoni was the first foreigner kidnapped in Gaza since BBC journalist Alan Johnston was abducted in 2007. Friends of the activist gathered outside the hospital where his body had been taken on Friday morning. "He came from across the world, left his country and family and his entire life and came here to break the siege, and we kill him? Why?" asked one of his friends. Italian diplomats have been in touch with Israel regarding the transfer of the body from the Gaza Strip, possibly on Sunday, an Israeli official has told the BBC. Full Story>>
