Al Jazeera: The abductors of US journalist Jill Carroll have threatened to kill her if the United States does not free Iraqi women prisoners within 72 hours, reports Aljazeera.

Aljazeera aired a brief video on Tuesday showing Carroll speaking to the camera, without broadcasting her voice. | story

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