Five Americans are being held hostage in Iraq and some of them have been captive since before November. "There are three we know are being held hostage and there's a handful more who are unaccounted for, some of whom might be in a hostage situation," State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said. A senior State Department official, who talked on the condition of anonymity, says two of the Americans unaccounted for had probably been kidnapped. On Tuesday, hostage takers released a video showing US contractor Roy Hallums pleading for his life as the barrel of a rifle was held centimetres from his head.

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