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Iraq hostages' Kin wait as deadline passes
(AP)
Updated: 2005-12-11 16:47
There also has been no further word on the fate of Ronald Allen Schulz, after
an Internet statement in the name of the Islamic Army in Iraq on Thursday
claimed his abductors had killed him. Family and friends have said they believe
Schulz, 40, a native of Jamestown, N.D., is still alive.
A French aid worker and a German citizen also are being held by kidnappers.
Ed Loney said he wanted the kidnappers to know their goals were similar to
those of their captives.
"I want them to realize that they really do have people that are actually on
their side," Ed Loney said. "The four CPT workers have been working hard for the
release of detainees in Iraq and that they want to continue that work."
On Friday, Mark Brewer, the New Zealand brother-in-law of Sooden, said the
family was hopeful the hostages would be released unharmed.
"There's been no indication these guys are being harmed or damaged in any
way, and there's been a lot of support for them from many channels," he said on
New Zealand's National Radio. "I think if ever there were hostages to be
released, these are the guys."
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