Abbas: Johnston is still alive.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday his intelligence services have confirmed that a British journalist kidnapped in Gaza is alive and he knows which group is holding him. Alan Johnston, 44, a British Broadcasting Corp. correspondent, was abducted by gunmen on March 12 and has not been seen or heard from since then.“Yes, I believe he is still alive,” Abbas told reporters in Stockholm. “Our intelligence services have confirmed to me that he’s alive.”