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Iraqi human rights activist killed, four Qaeda members arrested
(KUNA) -- Unknown assailants killed a human rights activist in the Iraqi capital on Saturday while Iraqi police announced the arrest of a cell of the terrorist organization of Al Qaeda in the northern parts of the country.An Iraqi police statement said a worker of the Iraqi Human Rights Council was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Diyala northeast of the Iraqi capital. The statement gave no further details, but pointed out that the incident took place near the town of Bani Saad near Baquba, the center of the Diyala Governorate. In the meantime, Iraqi police reported the arrest of a cell of the terrorist organization of Al Qaeda during a police ambush in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. A police statement, received by the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) in Kirkuk, said the police operation was carried out in support of the US-led multinational forces in Iraq after receiving intelligence information. A search operation in the Baath neighborhood in Central Kirkuk resulted in the arrest of four wanted terrorists who are members of the al Qaeda group in Iraq. According to the statement, the four detainees confessed to carrying out bombing attacks against civilians in different parts of the country. Posted by: Fred 2006-08-20 |
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