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We June 6 -

"UNDER THEIR CONTROL" -

*A group said to be linked to al-Qaida and headed by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi says it is holding the Egyptian diplomat abducted in Iraq.

The Qaedat al-Jihad fi Wadi al-Rafidain (The Foundation of Holy War in Mesopotamia) made the announcement in an internet statement, the authenticity of which could not be immediately verified.*

:: Aljazeera.TVNet: Envoy ::


"I completely collapsed and my mother was in state of complete fright when she heard," the daughter of the Egyptian diplomat said...

Another state-owned paper, Al-Akhbar, said Sharif's 91-year-old father Salaheddin had collapsed upon hearing news of the kidnapping.

:: ME ONLINE ::
-- By Sophie Claudet --

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