Two Turkish Hostages Freed

BAGHDAD - Two Turkish drivers kidnapped in Iraq were freed, Al Jazeera television said on Wednesday.
Al Jazeera said that a militant group linked to al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi released two Turkish drivers it was holding hostage in Iraq because their company decided to stop working there.
Due to the Turkish company`s decision to stop sending supplies to U.S. forces in Iraq, the Tawhid and Jihad Group decided to free the two Turkish hostages, said a videotaped statement from the group broadcast on the channel.
(MS-ULG) 04.08.2004