 A British aid worker and her parents were released from captivity late Friday, two days after armed gunmen seized the family in the southern Gaza Strip, a Palestinian official said. Palestinian mediator Kamal Sharafi gave no further details, including where the family was released or who had kidnapped them. Kate Burton, 25, a worker with the Al-Mezan human rights group in Gaza, was kidnapped with her parents Wednesday by Palestinian gunmen in the southern town of Rafah. There was no claim of responsibility, and officials did not say what demands the kidnappers had made. Jamil Sarhan, Mezan's executive director, said the family was "fine, in good health." ...
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