Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news. Sheikh Taj al-Din al-Hilali was ______
A．was a journalist working for Australia’s SBS Arabic radio service B．was a leader of militants who held an Australian hostage C．was a Muslim leader designated to rescue the hostage D．was the American to whom the hostage was married