Insurgents to Release 8 Chinese Hostages (AP)

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AP - Insurgents said they have decided to release eight Chinese construction workers held hostage in Iraq, and a Defense Ministry official responding to allegations that hundreds of millions of dollars were illegally transferred to Lebanon said Saturday that U.S. authorities knew about the transaction.

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