I'm due for a "refresher" course myself :))
Zarqawi Group Kidnaps Three Turks in Iraq
Saturday, June 26, 2004
CAIRO, Egypt — Supporters of Jordanian-born militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (search) said Saturday that they have kidnapped three Turkish workers in Iraq and threatened to behead them within 72 hours, the Arab television station Al-Jazeera reported.
The report of the abduction came hours before President Bush was to arrive in Turkey for a NATO summit, which will focus on winning the alliance's help in establishing security in Iraq.
An al-Jazeera anchor said the kidnappers threatned in a statement to kill the three Turks unless Turkish companies withdraw from Iraq.
The station aired a videotaped warning from al-Zarqawi's group, Tawhid and Jihad (Monotheism and Holy War), showing the three men saying their names in Turkish and what kind of jobs they were doing in Iraq.
An al-Jazeera employee told The Associated Press the station received the tape on Saturday. The statement did not say when or where the three were abducted.
Al-Zarqawi's movement has also claimed responsibility for kidnapping and beheading American businessman Nicholas Berg (search) last month and South Korean hostage Kim Sun-il (search) last week.