Group threatens to behead hostage in Iran-TV
A little-known group said it had abducted an Iranian security agent and would behead him unless Iran freed jailed members of the group, Al Arabiya television reported Monday. A video tape aired by the satellite channel showed four gunmen standing near the hostage, who was identified as Shahab Mansouri. A fifth man appeared to be questioning him, but there was no soundtrack. “A group calling itself the Organization of God’s Soldiers … said it would send the hostage’s head as a gift to the elected president if its demands are not met,” Al Arabiya said. Full Story