An Iraqi militant group calling itself Tawhid and Jihad has killed three Turks being held hostage in Iraq , Al Jazeera television is reporting.
The Arabic television channel gave no further details and it is not immediately clear if the group is the same as Jama'at al-Tawhid and Jihad, which is headed by al-Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Elsewhere, an Iranian photographer detained by Iraqi police in the holy Shia city of Najaf last month was released today, his editor said.
Hassan Qaedi, working for the semi-official Fars news agency, was arrested on August 27th on accusations he did not have a work permit.
