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"Qaeda says will kill Egypt's Iraq envoy ~~ "Sharp sword against the infidels' ambassador"."
Reuters ^ | Wed Jul 6, 2005 5:26 PM BST | Peter Graff

Posted on 07/06/2005 4:13:59 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's wing in Iraq said on Wednesday it would kill Egypt's top envoy, kidnapped in Baghdad four days ago.

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's Sunni radicals made the threat in a Web statement titled "Sharp sword against the infidels' ambassador".

"The sharia court of al Qaeda Organisation in Iraq has decided to hand over the apostate, the ambassador of Egypt which is allied to Jews and Christians, to the mujahideen to ... kill him," it said.

There was no immediate reaction from Cairo or from the Iraqi government, which earlier in the day renewed criticism of Ihab el-Sherif's decision to step out alone on Saturday to buy a newspaper, allowing gunmen to grab him and drive him away.

Earlier on Wednesday, al Qaeda posted Web pictures of Sherif's identification cards, including his driving licence."