Dagmar/Astrid, I join the other list members in wishing George and his staff a speedy recovery. I wonder where beautiful Gambia is heading to. Lord help us all. regards, sarian > X-Originating-IP: [152.163.207.204] > Mime-Version: 1.0 > X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Aug 2000 14:48:04.0194 (UTC) FILETIME=[FCFC8420:01C002D9] > Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 14:48:03 GMT > From: adama jombel <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: RADIO ONE FM ON FIRE- > To: [log in to unmask] > > Glers, > > The owner and proprietor of Radio One FM,George Christensen escaped with > substantial burns to his face and body when his radio station was attacked > this morning by unidentified thugs.Between 3.00 and 3.30am today 8/10/2000 > close to ten unidentified men armed with teargas and > petrol(gasoline)surrounded the studios of Radio One FM on Kairaba Avenue in > an attempt to burn the station down. The gallant watch man raised an alarm > and wrestled the thugs.The lights were smashed and teargas was used to blind > the eyes of the occupants,after which the station was set on fire. > The latest reports indicate that the rest of the staff on duty, including > the DJ escaped unharmed. George Christensen is currently at a medical > facility receiving treatment for burns he suffered as a result of this > henious act. > This is the situation as it stands now. May God save our country. > Thanks, > Dagmar > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] > if you have problems accessing the web interface > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface ----------------------------------------------------------------------------