Two kidnapped Lebanese in Iraq ask the government to free them
Iraq-Lebanon, Local, 1/4/2005

The two Lebanese kidnapped in Iraq Hassan and Ghazi Haidar extended a call for the Lebanese government via a video tape from Dubai TV demanding their release.

Dubai TV said it had received the tape from a new armed group calling itself "Musan Bin Omeir Group for Jihad," said it had kidnapped the two Lebanese on Wednesday.

One of the hostages said his name is Hassan indicated "We ask the Lebanese government and the embassy in Baghdad to interfere and end the crisis."

On the other hand, the second Hostage Ghazi said "I am treated very good by my kidnappers." The tape showed the two men in a good situation, wearing sport uniforms and sitting on the ground with a banner behind them indicating the kidnapping group. It was not clear if the two kidnapped are relatives.

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