Iraq's al Qaeda says it killed Algerian envoys
Reuters, Wed Jul 27, 2005 1:58 PM ET
ALGIERS/DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda in Iraq said on Wednesday it killed two kidnapped Algerian envoys because of their government's support for the United States.
The killings were confirmed by the office of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. "The hostage takers have cowardly assassinated our two representatives in Baghdad, Ali Belaroussi and Azzedine Belkadi, thus carrying out their despicable threats despite all the appeals and exhortations launched everywhere for their liberation," the president's office said.
Guerrilla strikes have driven diplomats from the Iraqi capital, undermining the U.S.-backed government's efforts to gain support among Arab countries. On Monday Algeria pulled its last diplomatic staff out of its embassy in Baghdad.
ALGIERS/DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda in Iraq said on Wednesday it killed two kidnapped Algerian envoys because of their government's support for the United States.
The killings were confirmed by the office of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. "The hostage takers have cowardly assassinated our two representatives in Baghdad, Ali Belaroussi and Azzedine Belkadi, thus carrying out their despicable threats despite all the appeals and exhortations launched everywhere for their liberation," the president's office said.
Guerrilla strikes have driven diplomats from the Iraqi capital, undermining the U.S.-backed government's efforts to gain support among Arab countries. On Monday Algeria pulled its last diplomatic staff out of its embassy in Baghdad.
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