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Militants claim to have kidnapped Iranian diplomat
Militants in Iraq say they have taken a top Iranian diplomat hostage. Video shown on the Arab-language Al-Arabiya television station shows a bearded man speaking to the camera, though his voice wasn't audible. It showed nine forms of his identification, as well as his passport and a business card identifying him as the "consul for the Islamic Republic of Iran in Karbala." The kidnappers call themselves the Islamic Army in Iraq. According to Al-Arabiya, they accuse the diplomat of provoking sectarian war in Iraq and they warned Iran not to interfere in Iraq's affairs...Posted by: Lux 2004-08-08 |
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