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Iraqâs Al Qaeda threatens to kill Sudanese hostages
 DUBAI - Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed responsibility for kidnapping five Sudanese embassy employees in Baghdad, including a diplomat, and threatened to kill them within 48 hours, according to a statement and video posted on an Islamist website on Thursday.The group said it had âarrested five employees of the Sudanese embassy in Baghdad, including âdiplomatsââ, in a statement signed by the Al Qaeda branch headed by Iraqâs most-wanted man Abu Musab Al Zarqawi. âAl Qaeda in Iraqâs Islamic court has decided to give the Sudanese government 48 hours to clearly announce it is breaking off diplomatic relations with the (Iraqi) government in the Green Zone, closing its Baghdad embassy and withdrawing all its representativesâ in Iraq, it added. âOtherwise the government must assume responsibility for sacrificing its âdiplomats,ââ added the statement whose authenticity could not be verified.
Posted by: Steve White 2005-12-30 |
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