Al Qaeda in Iraq said on Thursday it had decided to kill two
Moroccan embassy employees it kidnapped last month, according to an
Internet statement.
"The legislative authority of al Qaeda organisation in Iraq has
decided to carry God's law against the infidels and has ruled to
kill them," the group said.
It was not clear from the statement when the killings would be carried out. The statement's authenticity could not be verified.
The posting, on an Islamist Web site often used by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's Al Qaeda group, did not show any pictures or videos of them being killed.
"After the court looked into the detainees' case, it was proven, without any doubt, that they are followers of the despots (US) and infidel Moroccan government," the group said.
"They added to their heresy and their war on Islam by allying
themselves to the outcast government in Baghdad, and this has been
confirmed by their confessions."
On Tuesday, the group said it would put the two Moroccans, driver
Abderrahim Boualam and assistant Abdelkrim El Mouhafidim, on
trial.
