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Iraq
Al-Qaeda sez they're putting Moroccan hostages on trial
2005-11-02
An Internet posting in the name of al-Qaeda in Iraq says two kidnapped Moroccan Embassy employees are to stand trial in an Islamic court. On Oct. 25 the Al-Qaeda in Iraq terror group claimed to have abducted the two Moroccans. The Moroccan government said the same day that two of its Baghdad embassy staff had been kidnapped while driving back from Jordan. "After completing the interrogation of the two detainees, who work for the Moroccan Embassy (in Baghdad), they were sent to the Islamic jurisprudence court, which will determine their fate," said al-Qaeda in Iraq in a statement posted Tuesday. The posting gave no details of the "court" or charges.

The authenticity of the statement could not be verified, but it was posted on an Islamic Web site known for publishing the group's material. The posting carried 10 pictures of what it said were pages and identity cards of the two Moroccans, but the photographs were blurred and their names were illegible. Al-Qaeda in Iraq has claimed responsibility for executing numerous hostages, including diplomats from Egypt and Algeria. The Moroccan Foreign Ministry said that embassy driver Abderrahim Boualam and employee Abdelkrim el Mouhafidi disappeared on Oct. 20 while driving to Baghdad from Jordan, where they had gone to pick up their paychecks.
Posted by:Dan Darling

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