NEWS: 10 Turkish hostages freed

Turkish companies have pulled out of Iraq, therefore and Islamic group announced the release of 10 Turkish hostages. Salafist Abu Kakr al-Seddig Group had been holding the hostages for at least 40 days.


The Ankara-based Vinsan company, announced on September 21st that they would withdraw their company from Iraq after the 10 people were taken hostage. Veziroglu said Vinsan claim that they had no partnership with the US in building highways in Iraq.

Salafist Abu Bakr al-Seddiq Group demanded that Turkey remove it's workers from Iraq or they would be executed. The 10 turkish workers were freed when the company completely pulled out of Iraq and all operations were suspended.

Information submitted by sanctum

[edit on 10-10-2004 by deeprivergal]

Well, it's good news that these 10 people haven't been murdered, but it's not so good for everyone else that the hostage takers had their demands met.

This Turkish company has sent out a clear message to anyone with an axe to grind that they just need to capture civilian workers and threaten to murder them to get whatever they want.