 Aljazeera has aired a new videotape in which kidnappers of four Christian peace activists in Iraq have threatened to kill their hostages unless all prisoners in US and Iraqi detention centres are released. The captors gave the two governments until 8 December to meet their demands, Aljazeera quoted a statement delivered with the tape aired on Friday. Two Canadians, one American and a Briton are being held. The Canadians were shown eating from plates of what appeared to be Arabic sweets. The Briton and American hostages were shown talking to the camera but no sound was transmitted. The two were calling on the US and British governments to withdraw from Iraq, Aljazeera said, quoting the kidnappers' statement. |