The Arabic satellite channel Al Jazeera has said that an Iraqi group has captured a Filipino working in Iraq and has threatened to kill him unless Manila withdraws its forces within 72 hours.
Al Jazeera said the group said it had already killed an Iraqi security guard accompanying the man, who, the TV station said, worked for a Saudi Arabian company working with US forces.
The Philippines has about 50 military personnel in Iraq.
Al Jazeera showed a videotape of three gunmen and a man dressed in an orange jumpsuit kneeling in front of them.
