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| Terrorists target Kuwaiti POW group at mass grave |
| 2004-02-18 |
| The National Committee for POWs and Missing Affairs (NCMPA) said Tuesday its teams will continue efforts to uncover the fate of all POWs in Iraq despite the attempted bombing of one of its teams in Iraq. Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Watan had reported in its Tuesday issue that one of the committee’s teams was attacked by a terrorist group which had planted a bomb on a road leading to the mass grave being dug up. The committee’s press release said a security team of the committee and the department of forensics was visiting a region in Iraq under the protection of the Polish troops after receiving information from a sub-committee of the tripartite committee that POWs remains were buried in the area. It said "after digging up all remains from the site, as the team departed for another site, it escaped a bombing bid carried out by evil minds," and the committee is following up the attack with great concern. It added the attack resulted in only minor injuries to one of the team members, as well as material damage. The release said the injured team-member was given medical help and the team was moved to a more secure area. The team’s mission was suspended upon the instructions of the security forces. It stated the committee immediately coordinated with the coalition forces and the team arrived in Kuwait safely with the remains. The press release added work will continue to uncover the fate of all POWs, and such crimes and hurdles will not hinder Kuwaiti efforts but will only succeed in adding to its persistence to fulfill this national and humanitarian mission. |
| Posted by:TS |