Iraqi defence minister’s relative seized
In a videotaped message received by Aljazeera, a purported Iraqi group says it has seized a relative of interim Iraqi minister of defence Hazim al-Shaalan.
Published On 26 Aug 2004
Calling itself al-Ghadhab al-IIlahi (Divine Wrath), the Iraqi group said it had seized Major-General Salah Hassan Zaidan al-Lami, an in-law of Iraqi al-Shaalan’s.
Another unidentified relative was also seized.
The captors called for halting military operations in Najaf and the release of Muqtada al-Sadr aide, Ali al-Sumaisim who was arrested by Iraqi police earlier on Wednesday.
Source: Al Jazeera, News Agencies