DUBAI (Reuters) - A group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said it had taken hostage a Japanese man in Iraq (news - web sites) and gave the Japanese government 48 hours to withdraw its forces from the country, Al Jazeera television said on Tuesday.
a tad more:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=3&u=/nm/20041026/ts_nm/iraq_japan_hostage_dcand from earlier today:
Insurgent Group Claims 11 Iraqi Hostages
BAGHDAD, Iraq - An Iraqi insurgent group said on its Web site Tuesday it had taken 11 Iraqi National Guard soldiers hostage and showed pictures of them in uniform.
The Ansar al-Sunnah Army said the troops were captured on the highway between Baghdad and Hillah but did not say when they were seized. The posting included the names of all 11.
The authenticity of the posting could not immediately be verified.
The movement claimed responsibility for a number of attacks and hostage takings, including the kidnap and murder of 12 Nepalese, who were seized in August.
more:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&nci... http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=933075&mesg_id=933075
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