An Isis fighter, pictured in the militant group's English-language magazine Dabiq
(VOVworld) - Islamic State on Wednesday claimed to be holding a Norwegian and Chinese hostage and demanded ransom for their release. The extremist group posted pictures of the two men wearing yellow prison outfits in the latest issue of its online magazine Dabiq.
It identifies the Norwegian man as Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad, 48, from Oslo, and the Chinese man as Fan Jinghui, 50, a freelance consultant from Beijing.
The magazine lists a telegram number for "whoever would like to pay the ransom for his release and transfer." It does not say when or where the two were captured.