Internet video shows shooting of hostage

An internet video monitored in Dubai today showed a militant shooting dead a man identified as a Turkish hostage in Iraq.

It was not clear when the hostage was killed and his name did not match those of two Turkish truck drivers kidnapped in Iraq last week.

The video shows a man reading a statement in Turkish, identifying himself as Murat Yuce from Ankara. He says he works for a Turkish company that subcontracted for a Jordanian firm.

“I have a word of advice for any Turk who wants to come to Iraq to work: ’You don’t have to holding a gun to be aiding the occupationist United States … Turkish companies should withdraw from Iraq,” he says.