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  We were sold for $400 in Iraq: hostage's brother

  India | June 21, 2014 9:00 IST

  Hoshiarpur (Punjab): The brother of a Punjabi youth taken hostage in Iraq by Sunni insurgents says that youths from northern India were sold to agents in the strife-torn country for just $400.Paramjit Singh, younger brother

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  48 foreign captives released in Iraq, no news of Indians hostages

  World | June 20, 2014 9:26 IST

  Kirkuk/New Delhi:  Militants who have seized large swathes of territory while advancing towards Iraq's capital Baghdad have released 48 foreigners, including four Turks, held captive for several days. However, there is no news of the