Zarqawi Claims over Egypt Abduction

World | July 6, 2005, Wednesday // 00:00

A message posted on the Internet says the abduction of the Egyptian envoy in Baghdad was carried out by a group calling itself al-Qaeda in Iraq. The statement purported to be from the militant group, which is led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, is the first claim of responsibility for the kidnapping. Ambassador Ihab al-Sherif was seized on Saturday while buying a newspaper.

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