A video grab image taken from a video tape released on February 18 shows what appears to be two Indonesian journalists standing in an undisclosed location.

This image from video released Feb. 18 allegedly shows two missing Indonesian journalists, Meutya Viada Hafid, 26, left, and Budiyanto, 36, flanked by two masked gunmen. The pair had been missing since Tuesday after they were seen being stopped by unidentified men in military uniform in the turbulent Iraqi city of Ramadi. (Reuters)

This is an undated picture of an Indonesian reporter for Metro TV, Meutya Hafid, who's been reportedly missing in Iraq.

This is an undated picture of an Indonesian reporter for Metro TV, Budiyantoin, who is taken hostage in Iraq, and his wife.

2 Indonesian journalists seized in Iraq

    JAKARTA, Feb. 18 (Xinhuanet)-- Two Indonesian journalists have been seized by Iraqi militants in a militants stronghold in the west part of the country, according to a government spokesman Friday quoted by media reports.

    Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation, has been a staunch critic of the US-led war in Iraq.

    The spokesman said his office had been told by Metro TV, Indonesia's only 24-hour news broadcaster, that the journalists were in Iraq but had not contacted their employer recently.

    It is unclear how many Indonesians are working in Iraq, but there are believed to be fewer than nationals from other Asian countries such as the Philippines and India. Enditem