DUBAI, July 15: A Filipino held hostage in Iraq told his family in a videotaped message on Thursday he would be returning home but his captors said they would only free him after Manila withdraws all its troops this month.
Addressing his family, Angelo de la Cruz said: "Wait for me, I'm coming back to you," Arabic television channel Al Jazeera said in its translation of his remarks.
In the tape de la Cruz, sporting a short beard, wore civilian clothes and appeared in good health unlike on previous tapes in which he was wearing an orange jumpsuit. -Reuters
