June 26, 2006	Monday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 29, 1427

CAIRO, June 25: An Al Qaeda-linked group said on Sunday it has killed four Russian hostages in Iraq, according to a statement posted on the Internet.

The statement said a video of the killings was also posted on the Web.

Four Russian embassy workers were abducted on June 3 after an attack on their car in Baghdad’s Mansour neighbourhood.

A fifth Russian was killed in the incident.—AP