FNCers Kidnapped In Gaza: Cameraman Was Supposed To Come Home Soon

Kidnapped FNC cameraman Olaf Wiig was about to come home. The New Zealand Herald reports: “Wiig had been expected to return to London this week.”

Wiig’s father, the Reverend Roger Wiig, “said his 36-year-old son had been in Gaza for about a month, after spending time in Jerusalem and Haifa. He was experienced at reporting from the Middle East, and had previously worked in Iraq and Afghanistan.”

Wiig last heard from his son at the end of last week. He said he was enjoying his work, “He was basically shocked by what he was seeing, by the damage that Israel has done,” Wiig said…

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