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Iraq group threatens to kill Filipino
Aljazeera has aired a video tape from a group claiming the capture of a Filipino working for a Saudi company.
It claimed to have killed an Iraqi security guard escorting the Filipino.
The Philippines has about 50 military personnel in Iraq. The video showed three gunmen and a man dressed in an orange jumpsuit kneeling in front of them.
It also showed the identity card of a man named as Hafidh H Amer, an employee of a security services company, purportedly killed by the group.
early Islamic military leader who led a military campaign against Persians and Romans.
Armed resistance groups in Iraq have seized dozens of foreigners in recent weeks. One group has beheaded two captives, an American and a South Korean .
Aljazeera spokesperson Jihad Ballout said the channel received the tape on Wednesday.
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