Italian hostage in Iraq killed by captors: Al-Jazeera
DOHA (AFP) - One of the four Italian hostages being held in Iraq has been killed, the Arab satellite channel Al-Jazeera reported, quoting a statement sent to it by the kidnappers.
The channel also said it had received a "video film and photos showing the murder of the hostage" but said it could not broadcast the material for fear of upsetting its viewers.
In their statement, the captors said they had "killed the hostage after comments by (Italian Prime Minister Silvio) Berlusconi ... that the withdrawal of Italian troops from Iraq was not negotiable."
The kidnappers threatened to kill the other three hostages "one by one if their demands were not taken into account," Al-Jazeera said.
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