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French reporters vanish in Iraq
Two veteran French journalists have gone missing in Iraq as concern mounts over the fate of an Italian reporter. George Malbrunot of Le Figaro newspaper and Christian Chesnot of French radio have not been heard of since Thursday, the French foreign ministry said. The two men have often worked together and published a book on Iraq last year. An interpreter working for missing Italian reporter Enzo Baldoni has been found dead, raising fears that the journalist has been kidnapped. The editor-in-chief of Mr Baldoni's magazine, Diario, said the interpreter's body was found near Najaf, where militants have been battling US-led forces for weeks. The last contact with Mr Baldoni had been on Thursday. "One increasingly fears a kidnapping," Enrico Deaglio told Italian news agency Ansa....more... It would help the asshats if the various expats would wear some sort of identifier, perhaps gaily colored jerseys, so they'll know who to kidnap and who to give a pass. What we have now is so confusing for the poor thugs, murders, and, well, kidnappers. It's so messy - gives my left brain nightmares. Posted by: .com 2004-08-22 |
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