Six drivers kidnapped in Iraq
2005-04-26 12:28
Dubai - An al-Qaeda linked group which has claimed a string of abductions and killings of foreigners in Iraq said in a statement posted on the internet on Tuesday that it had kidnapped six Sudanese drivers.
"Your mujahedeen brethren managed to ambush Sudanese drivers who transport goods, ammunition and weapons to US forces," said the statement attributed to the Army of Ansar al-Sunna, the authenticity of which could not be verified.
Six drivers were captured after they left a US base west of Baghdad, said the statement, dated Monday.
The drivers were being questioned and a videotape would be released later, it added.
The Army of Ansar al-Sunna has claimed a string of attacks in Iraq, including murders of foreign hostages and Iraqis accused of "collaborating" with US-led forces.
It has often released video footage of the killings on Islamist websites.
- AFP