Iraqi captors of Turk give 72 hour ultimatum

DUBAI, Sep 13 (Reuters) A Iraqi militant group holding a Turkish man hostage said in a statement posted on the Internet today it would kill him within 72 hours unless Ankara forces his company to shut down its operations in Iraq.

The little known Brigades of the Lions of Righteousness had kidnapped the man, named as Yildirim Tek, on July 27.

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