Militants threaten to kill hostages

An Iraqi militant group today threatened to kill three kidnapped Romanian journalists and an American unless Romanian troops leave Iraq within four days, Al-Jazeera reported, airing a video showing the four captives, held since last month.

The video showed the three Romanians – two men and a woman – sitting cross-legged against a wall with their hands chained. The woman, sitting in the middle – said to be Marie Jeanne Ion – is seen talking but Al-Jazeera did not air the audio.