Filipino Hostage in Iraq Gets 48-Hour Reprieve

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Sun Jul-11-04 10:32 PM
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Filipino Hostage in Iraq Gets 48-Hour Reprieve

Islamic militants threatening to kill a Filipino hostage in Iraq (news - web sites) gave the Philippines another 48 hours on Monday to agree to withdraw its troops, while two Bulgarian hostages were reported alive despite death threats.

It was not immediately clear how Filipino officials had learned of the deadline's extension. De la Cruz was abducted last week by a group called the Islamic Army in Iraq while delivering gas from Saudi Arabia to Baghdad.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&e=1&u=/nm/20040712/ts_nm/iraq_dc

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