The release of the man came after Manila yesterday pulled its last troops from Iraq in accordance with the hostage-takers' demands.
Meanwhile, a militant group claiming ties to top terrorist suspect Abu Musab al-Zarqawi today demanded that Japan withdraw its troops from Iraq or face attack.
In other developments, four people were killed and at least two others were wounded when a roadside bomb exploded near Al-Baquba, northeast of the Iraqi capital.
In southern Iraq today, the coordinator on the provincial council of Al-Basrah (Nazim Tawfiq al-Anachi) was gunned down along with his bodyguard and driver.
(RFE/RL, wire agencies)
Meanwhile, a militant group claiming ties to top terrorist suspect Abu Musab al-Zarqawi today demanded that Japan withdraw its troops from Iraq or face attack.
In other developments, four people were killed and at least two others were wounded when a roadside bomb exploded near Al-Baquba, northeast of the Iraqi capital.
In southern Iraq today, the coordinator on the provincial council of Al-Basrah (Nazim Tawfiq al-Anachi) was gunned down along with his bodyguard and driver.
(RFE/RL, wire agencies)
