BAGHDAD, Iraq - A militant group in Iraq said it has seized a group of Arab truck drivers transporting electrical supplies and other equipment to U.S. forces here, according to video shown early Friday on the pan-Arab Al-Jazeera television station.
The authenticity of the videotape could not be verified immediately.
The group, calling itself "The Master of Martyrs," did not appear to make any demands or threats, according to the report.
The video showed three men, who identified themselves as Osama Moneer Eisa, from Syria, and two men from Lebanon, whose names were not audible. The men were shown surrounded by masked gunmen.
Scores of foreigners have been abducted in Iraq in recent months as part of an effort by insurgents to drive out coalition troops and those supporting coalition forces here.
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