ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 30 (UPI) -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Wednesday condemned Iraqi hostage-takers, saying he did not understand what religion they practice.
"I do not know what Islam they practice. We are also Muslims but we do not understand their religion," Musharraf told a briefing in Islamabad.
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Musharraf also disputed the militants' claim to fighting a holy war.
"There's nothing holy about kidnapping innocent people, what's holy about it," he asked.
Musharraf urged the militants to release a Pakistani hostage they have threatened to behead.
Iraqi militants kidnapped Amjad Hafeez, 26, last week and have threatened to behead him if Pakistan does not close its mission in Baghdad.
