'Grim' outlook for US hostage in Saudi Arabia

SECURITY forces were desperately hunting yesterday for a US hostage facing death within hours at the hands of terrorists in Saudi Arabia.

Fri, 18 Jun, 2004 - 01:00

Mark Sage, New York

The outlook for defence contractor Paul Johnson was "grim", according to a US senator who held emergency talks with a Saudi official.

The hostage-takers gave their captive 72 hours to live, from Wednesday, unless al-Qaida hostages were released and westerners left the Arab Peninsula.

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Courts Place: US Place: Saudi Arabia Place: Arab peninsula Place: Riyadh Place: New Jersey Person: Paul Johnson Person: Johnson Person: Frank Lautenberg Person: Jon Corzine Person: Adel al-Jubeir Person: Prince Abdullah Person: Lautenberg Person: Paul Person: Abdul Aziz al-Muqrin Organisation: al-Qaida Organisation: Saudi authorities Organisation: Apache

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