Thursday, December 8 2005 10:15 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Baghdad: Al-Jazeera has said that the kidnappers of four Christian peace activists, including Indo-Canadian Harmeet Singh Sooden, have extended their deadline by two days for the US and British Governments to meet their demand to release all prisoners.

The original deadline set by the Swords of Righteousness was today (Dec 8,2005) but has been reset until Saturday, the station said.

The station included video showing two hostages wearing robes and shackled with chains.

Norman Kember (74) of London, Tom Fox (54) of Clear Brook, Va and the Canadians James Loney (41) and Sooden (32) were taken hostage in Baghdad two weeks ago. They were working for the Christian Peacemaker Teams, an anti-war group.