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Video Of Execution Of Turkish Hostage Posted On Islamist Website
Grisly footage of the execution of a Turkish hostage by Islamic militants in Iraq last month was posted on an Islamist website Monday. In the video, three masked kidnappers are shown slitting the throat of a blindfolded Durmus Kumdereli, one of three Turkish truck drivers seized by the Tawhid wal Jihad (Unification and Holy War) group of alleged Al-Qaeda operative Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi in August. A huge black banner bearing the feared militant group`s name provides the backdrop for the execution video, shot on August 17. Kumdereli was killed for supplying the US-led military in Iraq, the kidnappers said. His body was found north of Baghdad in early September along with those of his two missing colleagues. Zarqawi`s group had announced their murder shortly beforehand. A Turkish Foreign Ministry official in Ankara confirmed that Kumdereli had been missing in Iraq, but could not confirm his killing. "Mr Kumdereli was on our list of missing," said the official, who said that another driver that had been taken hostage with him had been released. Since Iraq insurgents launched a wave of kidnappings of foreign nationals in April, a number of Turkish truck drivers have been taken hostage. Most were later released, although a fourth truck driver -- Murat Yuce -- was shot dead by his kidnappers in July.Posted by: TS(vice girl) 2004-09-13 |
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