Kidnappers holding Auckland resident Harmeet Singh Sooden and three other hostages in Iraq have extended their deadline by two days, al-Jazeera has said.
The Associated Press news agency reported the Gulf-based TV station as saying the original Thursday deadline had been extended.
Militant group the Swords of Righteousness has said it will execute Mr Sooden, a Canadian citizen, and the other three men - another Canadian, a Briton and an American - if the US and UK governments do not release all prisoners in Iraq.
- HERALD ONLINE STAFF
Hostage deadline 'extended'
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