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US air-raid leads to rescue of hostages in Southern Iraq
(KUNA) -- An America air-raid in southern Iraq led to the rescue of four hostages yesterday, said the US forces on Sunday. A statement by the US forces revealed that while ground units were assessing results for an American air-raid in Southern Iraqi yesterday, a group of Iraqi hostages were found in a building near the area of the strike in addition to several weapons caches.The statement went on saying that the hostages were liberated from the building in Arab Jabour area while the terrorists responsible of their imprisonment fled the scene during the strike. All four hostages were treated on site for various injuries. One of the hostages said he had been held captive for 50 days. Yesterday, the US army announced that seven terrorists were killed during the bombardment of a house belonging to a terrorist cell specialized in making booby-trapped cars in Arab Jabour area in southern Iraq. Posted by: Fred 2007-03-05 |
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