Footage reportedly shows Turkish consulate staff and Iraqi soldiers taken hostage by ISIL

Footage reportedly shows Turkish consulate staff and Iraqi soldiers taken hostage by ISIL

ISTANBUL

The group of people seen in one of the videos are claimed to be the 49 members of the Turkish Consulate in Mosul, taken hostage by ISIL militants on June 11.

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