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Algeria confirms Iraq envoys killed
 Al-Qaida in Iraq says it has killed two kidnapped Algerian envoys because of their government's support for the United States, according to an Internet statement. The statement was posted on a website on Wednesday often used by the group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Its authenticity could not be immediately verified. But the killings were confirmed by the office of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.Al-Qaida's statement said: "Your brothers in the al-Qaida Organisation in Iraq ... have killed Ali Belaroussi, the chief of the Algerian mission, and diplomatic attache Azzedine Belkadi." It was not accompanied by a video or pictures. "It (Algeria) had sent these two apostates as allies to the Jews and Christians in Iraq," the group said. "Iraq will not be safe for God's enemies. Haven't we warned you against allying yourselves with America?" the group said. Posted by: Fred 2005-07-28 |
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