Tuesday, March 7 2006 16:24 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Dubai: Two Canadians, including one of Indian origin, and a Briton working for a Christian peace group kidnapped in Iraq about three months ago pleaded for help from Gulf leaders, according to a video broadcast on Al-Jazeera today (Mar 07 2006).

"Three hostages in Iraq pleaded with Arab Gulf leaders to help free them and the hostages who call themselves the Christian Peacemaker Team pleaded with their governments to intervene for their release," said the Al-Jazeera news presenter as a short silent clip of the video received by the channel was shown.

In the video, Harmeet Sooden, 32, of Indian origin and James Loney, 41 - both Canadian nationals, and Briton Norman Kember, 74, appear to take turns to speak in the recording digitally stamped February 28, 2006.

The fourth hostage, American Tom Fox, 54, was missing from the footage.