Ransom Question Hangs Over Italy Workers

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ALESSANDRA RIZZO, Associated Press
AP Online
09-29-2004
Dateline: ROME


From left, Simona Pari, Simona Torretta, her sister Laura Torretta, and her mother Annamaria Torretta are greeted by Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi upon their arrival at Rome's Ciampino military airport, late Tuesday night, Sept. 28, 2004. Simona and Simona were kidnapped in Baghdad Sept. 7, along with two Iraqi aid workers. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

The safe release of two Italian aid workers held hostage in Iraq led to questions Wednesday over whether a ransom was paid, highlighting the dilemma of many governments if ...

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