Clad in what appeared to be an explosive vest, kidnapped BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston warned in a new video that his captors would turn their hideout into a "death zone" if any rescue attempt is made.Although it was unclear when the clip -- posted on a Web site Sunday -- was made, Johnston appeared to refer to developments earlier this month in Gaza, where Palestinian Islamic group Hamas wrested control from its Fatah rivals and then pledged to secure the reporter's release.
"I do appeal to the Hamas movement and the British government not -- not -- to resort to the tactics of force in an effort to end this," Johnston said.
"My captors tell me that very promising negotiations were ruined when the Hamas movement and the British government decided to press for a military solution to this kidnapping, and the situation is now very serious," he said.
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