10 June 2005

Where's Mr Wood II

[My Australasia]




A spokesman for the Australian Muslim cleric who has been helping to negotiate the release of hostage Douglas Wood, says the Sheikh has done all he can.

Sheikh Taj El-Din Al-Hilaly has left Iraq.

His spokesman, Keysar Trad, says Sheikh Al-Hilaly has provided evidence to the Australian negotiating team that Mr Wood is still alive.

Mr Trad says the Sheikh has left Iraq for urgent medical treatment and has no plans to return.

"There was really nothing more that he could be expected to do as a cleric in Iraq," he said.

"Iraq is a very dangerous war zone and his heart condition was getting worse and worse as he was waiting there." ABC

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