ROME, April 30 (UPI) -- New demands from Islamic fundamentalist guerrillas holding three Italian hostages in Iraq were broadcast on the Arab satellite TV station al-Jezeera Friday.
In a message read by an al-Jezeera announcer, the group holding Umberto Cupertino
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The message did not specify which Iraqi prisoners. But Kurdish militia
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The group made no reference to the release of the three hostages
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A fourth Italian hostage
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On Thursday, the families of the hostages led a protest march in Rome against the Italian government's support of the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq.