Sgrena's abductors: No ransom paid

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The suspected kidnappers of former Italian hostage Giuliana Sgrena have said in a video broadcast by Italian media that no ransom was paid to end the journalist's month-long captivity.

"The resistance refuses to be paid," the voice-over of the video shown by public RAI television and news channel Sky24 said on Tuesday.

The voice added, however, that a ransom had been proposed, but did not give details.

The inquiry "is expected to take approximately three to four weeks to complete" over the incident, which happened less than an hour after Sgrena had been freed from a month-long hostage ordeal, the statement said.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/74080E09-E0BB-4FC7-ABA2-E1C1FFBBD54A.htm

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