The World - News from Aug. 27, 1989

Security agents rescued a kidnaped Israeli gold merchant from a well, about 36 hours after he was seized by masked Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Shaul Mishaniya, 45, was found after a massive search by hundreds of soldiers backed by helicopters. Officials said an Arab suspect captured Thursday led agents of the Shin Bet secret service to the well in the tiny village of Abush, near Tulkarm. “I am healthy, thank God, and thank you to the Israeli army and all the soldiers who helped me,” Mishaniya said. He was the first Israeli civilian abducted in the 20-month-old Palestinian uprising. Israel television said three suspects in the kidnaping are in custody.