Islamic State Claims To Be Holding Norwegian, Chinese Hostages

FILE - This undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 shows fighters from the al-Qaida linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) marching in Raqqa, Syria. Inspired by the upri... FILE - This undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 shows fighters from the al-Qaida linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) marching in Raqqa, Syria. Inspired by the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, Syria’s uprising began in March 2011 from the southern city of Daraa. It has since evolved into a civil war in which more than 220,000 people have been killed. (AP Photo/militant website, File) MORE LESS
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CAIRO (AP) — The Islamic State group claims to be holding a Norwegian man and a Chinese consultant hostage and is demanding ransom for their release.

The extremist group posted pictures of the two men wearing yellow prison outfits in the latest issue of its online magazine Dabiq, which was released Wednesday. It identifies the Norwegian man as Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad, 48, from Oslo. It identifies the Chinese man as Fan Jinghui, 50, a freelance consultant from Beijing.

The magazine lists a telegram number for “whoever would like to pay the ransom for his release and transfer.”

It does not say when or where the two were captured. The IS group controls large parts of Iraq and Syria. It has killed several captives in gruesome videos released online.

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