vrijdag, april 09, 2004
The families of three Japanese nationals kidnapped in Iraq tearfully begged the government to pull its troops out of the country. Relatives of the three hostages, who gunmen are threatening to burn alive unless Japan pulls its troops out of Iraq within three days, flew to Tokyo to plead with government officials for a withdrawal of military personnel. It followed the broadcast of harrowing television footage showing the three Japanese in captivity, surrounded by militants from a group calling themselves the "Mujahedeen Brigades".
Japan has deployed some 550 troops to the southern Iraqi city of Samawa for humanitarian work, a move that came despite bitter domestic protests from opponents claiming it violated the country's pacifist consitution. The government and reports identified one of the hostages as Soichiro Koriyama, a 32-year-old male freelance photojournalist.
Bron: AFP.
Japan has deployed some 550 troops to the southern Iraqi city of Samawa for humanitarian work, a move that came despite bitter domestic protests from opponents claiming it violated the country's pacifist consitution. The government and reports identified one of the hostages as Soichiro Koriyama, a 32-year-old male freelance photojournalist.
Bron: AFP.
# posted by Jan-Edward : 09:30
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