Al-Qaida website says Moroccan hostages face trial
An internet posting in the name of al-Qaida in Iraq says two kidnapped Moroccan Embassy employees are to stand trial.
On October 25 the al-Qaida in Iraq terror group claimed to have abducted the two Moroccans. The Moroccan government said the same day that two of its Baghdad embassy staff had been kidnapped while driving back from Jordan.
“After completing the interrogation of the two detainees, who work for the Moroccan Embassy (in Baghdad), they were sent to the Islamic jurisprudence court, which will determine their fate,” said al-Qaida in Iraq in a statement posted today.
The posting gave no details of the “court” or charges. The authenticity of the statement could not be verified, but it was posted on an Islamic website known for publishing the group’s material.
