Qaeda-linked group says killed 18 Iraqi policemen

02 Mar 2007 17:07:21 GMT
Source: Reuters

DUBAI, March 2 (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked Iraqi militant group said on Friday it had
killed 18 policemen it seized in Diyala province after the government ignored demands it
made for their release.

"The Islamic State in Iraq has given the infidel government of (Nuri) al-Maliki 24 hours
to respond to its demands ... but it (the government) did not give any importance for
their blood," said the self-styled group in a statement.

"We will show the film of the implementation (of the execution ruling) soon, God willing,"
it said in the statement posted on the Internet.

Iraqi police found the bodies of 14 policemen shot in the head hours after the group
showed pictures of the 18 men it said were seized to avenge the alleged rape of a
woman last month.

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