Video shows UN hostages
2004-10-31 16:53
London - Arab television station Al Jazeera has broadcast a video showing the three UN employees being held hostage in Afghanistan.
According to reports, the hostages appeared in good health.
The man and two women, UN employees working for the recent elections in Afghanistan, were shown crouched on the floor with a masked militant next to them.
In the video, the kidnappers demanded the release of prisoners from Afghan jails and Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
They warned that if the prisoners are not released by 07:30am GMT on Wednesday, the hostages would be killed.
According to Sky News a spokesperson for the Jaish-e-Muslimeen (Army of Muslims) said that the UN must also cease operations in Afghanistan, or the hostages would be killed.
It is not known when the tape was made.
- News24