Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Shahidul Alam, a Bangladeshi photographer, writer and managing director of Drik, has been kidnapped by Israeli forces from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition heading to Gaza.

He announced this in a video message on his verified Facebook page on Wednesday (October 8). according to local news reports.

In the post, he said, "I am Shahidul Alam, a photographer and writer from Bangladesh. If you have seen this video, by now we have been detained at sea. I have been kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces. They are carrying out genocide in Gaza with the active cooperation and support of the United States and other Western powers. I call on all my comrades and friends to continue the fight for the freedom of Palestine."

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