Day of Hostages Release in Iraq

World | August 4, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00

Six Jordanian and Turkish truck drivers from held hostage in Iraq have been released. Jordan announced Tuesday that seven of its citizens had been taken hostage by a group calling itself "The Mujahideen of Iraq, the Group of Death". The four Jordanians were released in Falluja apparently after a group of Iraqis stormed the place where they were being held and managed to set them free. There are no details about the fate of the three remaining captives. According to Arabic TV al-Jazeera reports, two Turkish drivers were also released by militants who said their haulage firm had agreed to stop business activities in Iraq.

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