EIGHT KOREAN MINISTERS HELD HOSTAGE
3 Japanese and 8 South Koreans Kidnapped

Definitely these Saddam loyalists, terrorists, Iranian-backed extremists, and other fringe groups are getting desparate. The drums of democracy are getting louder and louder, so I would have expected the reactions to get more rash and irrational. If you can, please pray for the safety, well-being, and return of these hostages.

Japanese, Koreans Held Hostage in Iraq
Thursday, April 08, 2004
FOX NEWS

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Three Japanese and seven South Koreans were being held hostage Thursday by various Iraqi groups, according to news reports, and two Arab residents of Jerusalem and one Briton were reported kidnapped.
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"We offer you two choices: Either pull out your forces, or we will burn them alive. We give you three days starting the day this tape is broadcast."
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In a separate report, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported that seven South Korean evangelical Christian ministers were being held in Iraq by an armed group. (full article)