Freed hostage: Kidnappers treated me well

A German woman freed after being held hostage in Iraq for more than three weeks said today that she was treated well by her kidnappers, who told her they do not hurt women or children.

Susanne Osthoff, a 43-year-old aid worker and archaeologist, told the Arabic-language Al-Jazeera satellite channel that instead of money, her abductors wanted humanitarian projects such as schools and hospitals be built in Sunni areas.