Original sentence: He was not permitted contact with the media but he wrote the details of his capture (or "hijacking" as he put it) on the palm of his hand, and while being transported he held his hand against the van's window so that waiting journalists could get the information (photo)
Edited sentence: He was not permitted contact with the media but he wrote the details of his hijacking on the palm of his hand, and while being transported he held his hand against the van's window so that waiting journalists could get the information (photo)