Eight hostages safe and in Chinese hands in Iraq
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Eight Chinese hostages whose whereabouts had been unknown since their release 24 hours ago are safe in Baghdad and in the hands of the Chinese authorities, a diplomat told AFP.
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Four humanitarian workers - two Italians and two Iraqis - were freed yesterday after being kidnapped in Iraq three weeks ago. Simona Torretta, Simona Pari, Raad Ali Abdul Azziz and Mahnouz Bassam all worked
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Two Turkish hostages were freed by Iraqi militants Sunday, a Turkish Foreign Ministry official said, less than a week after the men's employers said they were ending operations in Iraq to save the lives of their employees.
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Gunmen who kidnapped 30 people at a Red Crescent office in Baghdad on Sunday have freed 17 hostages, an official of the humanitarian group said on Monday.
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Arab television is airing video showing militants in Iraq holding 10 new hostages, including two Indonesian women. In one segment, three unidentified male hostages were shown on al-Jazeera television guarded by two armed masked men.
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Eight Chinese hostages freed by guerrillas in Iraq at the weekend will return home soon, state media said on Monday.
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BAGHDAD/BEIJING  - Iraqi insurgents who have  threatened to kill eight Chinese hostages told the Chinese  government on Friday they would treat them "mercifully" if it  banned all Chinese nationals from Iraq.
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Eight Chinese hostages freed by guerrillas in Iraq at the weekend were in good spirits and would return home soon, state media said on Monday.
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Insurgents released a video Tuesday showing eight Chinese workers held hostage by gunmen who claim the men are employed by a construction company working with U.S. troops, in the latest abduction of foreigners in Iraq.
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Eight Chinese workers taken hostage by guerrillas in Iraq earlier this month have been freed, and located by Chinese embassy staff in Baghdad, the embassy said Sunday.
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Insurgents who have threatened to kill eight Chinese hostages said on Friday they would treat them "mercifully" if China banned all Chinese citizens from entering the country.
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Officials in Paris reiterated Wednesday its cautious optimism that two French reporters and their Syrian driver held hostage in Iraq may be freed, as trucks bearing their pictures criss-crossed the city.
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Baghdad, Nov. 2 (NNN): An American citizen, an Asian and four Iraqis are reported to have been taken hostage at gunpoint from their office in Baghdad.
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Two female Italian hostages seized in Baghdad three weeks ago have been freed on Tuesday and are safe, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says.
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Eight Chinese hostages freed by  guerrillas in Iraq at the weekend were in good spirits and  would return home soon, state media said on Monday.
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Iraqi insurgents free eight Chinese hostages after Beijing restates advice for its nationals to avoid Iraq.
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Eight hostages have been released in Iraq. Two Italians and two Iraqi aid workers kidnapped this month were freed Tuesday after three weeks in captivity, Italy's prime minister said.