US says no sign two Marines seized in Iraq - Yahoo! News
US says no sign two Marines seized in Iraq - Yahoo! News: "BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Sunday it had no reason to believe a militant group's claim to have seized two Marines during fighting in
Iraq, but said it was doing an inventory of personnel all the same.
'There are no indications that al Qaeda claims of having kidnapped two Marines in western Iraq are true,' Marines spokesman Major Neil Murphy said in a statement.
'Multi-National Force West is conducting checks to verify all Marines are accounted for,' he added.
A statement posted on an Internet site frequently used by al Qaeda in Iraq, one of the country's most feared groups, earlier said:
'Al Qaeda soldiers succeeded in kidnapping two Marines ... Al Qaeda gives the infidels 24 hours to release female Sunni Muslim prisoners ... or they should not bother to look for their children.'"
Iraq, but said it was doing an inventory of personnel all the same.
'There are no indications that al Qaeda claims of having kidnapped two Marines in western Iraq are true,' Marines spokesman Major Neil Murphy said in a statement.
'Multi-National Force West is conducting checks to verify all Marines are accounted for,' he added.
A statement posted on an Internet site frequently used by al Qaeda in Iraq, one of the country's most feared groups, earlier said:
'Al Qaeda soldiers succeeded in kidnapping two Marines ... Al Qaeda gives the infidels 24 hours to release female Sunni Muslim prisoners ... or they should not bother to look for their children.'"
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