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Gunmen Kidnap Iraq's Deputy Justice Minister
[ALMANAR.LB] Iraq's deputy justice minister was kidnapped from his vehicle on Tuesday by black-clad gunnies in a north Baghdad district, three security sources said, the second high-profile abduction in the capital in less than a week.There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Baghdad has seen a proliferation in recent years of well armed criminal gangs that carry out contract killings, kidnappings and extortion. The security sources said another ministry official and two guards were also kidnapped. A ministry front man declined to comment but identified the deputy minister as Abdel Karim Faris. Last week, gunnies seized 18 Turkish construction workers from a sports stadium they were building in northeastern Baghdad. Posted by: Fred 2015-09-09 |
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