Al-Jazeera airs videotape threat to kill three detained Japanese

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040408/wl_mideast_afp/japan_iraq_detain&cid=1514&ncid=1480

DOHA (AFP) - A previously unknown group, calling itself the "Mujahedeen Brigades", threatened to kill three Japanese nationals it said it had abducted unless Tokyo withdrew its troops from Iraq (news - web sites), in a videotape aired by the Al-Jazeera satellite channel.



The Qatar-based television aired soundless video of the trio and their passports, adding that an accompanying statement had given Tokyo three days to meet its demands.


The three captives, one of whom was a woman, appeared blindfolded in parts of the video, while other shots clearly showed their faces and the rest of their bodies.


Close-up shots of the passports revealed their pictures, names and other details.

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1. Hi Don

There's an existing LBN thread on the kidnapped Japanese nationals. Please continue the discussion here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x472734

Thanks! :hi: