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07/22/2004:

"Kenya citizens 'must leave Iraq'"

The Kenyan government has urged all its citizens to leave Iraq immediately.
The announcement by government spokesman Alfred Mutua came a day after three Kenyan lorry drivers were taken hostage by an Iraqi militant group.

The group, calling itself The Holders of the Black Banners, also seized three Indians and an Egyptian.

The group said it would behead one of its hostages every 72 hours if the Kuwaiti company employing the men did not leave Iraq.

Full Article : news.bbc.co.uk