UK News 08-11-1999 Reporter Brutally Burned By Animal Rights Protestors who: Documentary Reporter Graham Hall what: Reportedly kidnapped on October 26th when: Yesterday snippet: "Allegations that a documentary reporter who exposed extreme elements within the Animal Liberation Front had been kidnapped and branded with the letters ALF were shrouded in mystery last night," reports The Guardian, "after police said that no formal complaint had been received." Graham Hall, 43, infiltrated and filmed ALF activists boasting about making bombs for the BAFTA award-winning documentary Inside The ALF. On October 26th he was reportedly kidnapped, tied up for several hours and the letters ALF were branded across his back 4 inches high and 9 inches wide with a red hot iron. However, although Mr Hall claims he recognised the voice of one of his masked attackers, The Independent reports thjat ALF spokeman Robin Webb has denied the allegations "The ALF`s policy has always been that there should be no harming life in its work," he said, "and we abide by that. This attack has nothing to do with us." [... more]

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