A Jerusalem Arab abducted by Iraqi insurgents was released. Research Triangle International, a U.S. aid distribution company that employs Nabil George Yaakob Razuq, said Thursday that he had been freed and was in good condition. Razuq, a Palestinian with Israeli residency rights from eastern Jerusalem, was abducted April 8 by insurgents who accused him of being a “Zionist spy.”
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