var items = new Array (new ImageMetaData('An acquaintance of pastor Bae Hyung-gyu touches a portrait of Bae in Jeju on Jeju Island, south of Seoul, July 27, 2007. Bae, 42, was kidnapped and killed in Afghanistan. Taliban kidnappers will kill their remaining 22 South Korean hostages unless the government releases eight rebel prisoners by noon (0730 GMT) on Friday, a spokesman said.  \n','http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/Photos/070727/070727_hostages_hmed_245a.jpg','5:46 a.m. ET, 7/27/07','Yonhap / Reuters','REUTERS',19990175));