SG/SM/9415-IK/447
SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR RELEASE OF HOSTAGES HELD BY IRAQI MILITANTS
09/07/2004
| Press Release SG/SM/9415 IK/447 |
Secretary-General calls for release of hostages
HELD BY IRAQI MILITANTS
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the threats to the lives of two Bulgarians and one Filipino national who are reportedly held hostage by Iraqi militants.
The Secretary-General calls for the release of these three persons and all other innocent civilians who may have been abducted for political ends in the conflict.
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