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Unidentified gunmen abduct Iraqi Taekwondo team in Ramadi
 Unidentified gunmen abducted on Wednesday an Iraqi Taekwondo team and two referees while they were traveling to Jordan, said a security source. The source told KUNA that communications with 17 taekwondo fighters and two referees were lost during their trip. It turned out later on that a group of gunmen abducted them in the road between Ramadi and Jordan, the sources added.The team which consist of 17 fighters, was heading to Jordan to participate in a tournament. Ten members of the team are in the national team and two official referees of the Korean martial art in the Iraqi federation. The Iraqi security forces are conducting wide search to discover the whereabouts of the abducted sportsmen. Posted by: Fred 2006-05-18 |
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