Two More Turkish Hostages Killed

Politics | August 7, 2004, Saturday // 00:00

Another two Turkish hostages have been executed in Iraq. The initial reports of Russian media were confirmed by Turkey's Foreign Ministry. One of the executed Turks was a truck driver, kidnapped in Iraq last week. The identity of the second hostage is still unclear. On Thursday Osman Alisan, who was working as a fuel truck driver, was killed in an armed attack in town of Filfil, 70 kilometres away from the Turkish border. A day earlier six Jordanian and Turkish truck drivers held hostage in Iraq were released. At least 20 hostages are still being held in Iraq.

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