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| Iraq |
| Unidentified men kill 12 people of same family, abduct two more |
| 2006-11-11 |
| (KUNA) -- Twelve people of the same family, including women and children, were killed on Friday by unidentified gunmen who also abducted two more persons in al-Yousefiya, some 15 kilometers south of here, the Iraqi police have confirmed. The police said that unidentified gunmen driving four civilian cars stormed into a house in al-Yousefiya and opened fire at its residents, killing 12 of them and abducted two others. Razzak Ali of al-Sadr office said that all victims were farmers, adding that the gunmen were veiled and fled the scene after the attack. The police said the fate of the two abducted people was still unknown. Furthermore, unidentified gunmen abducted earlier today a field commander of the Iraqi police while he was inspecting his personnel working at different checkpoints. An Interior Ministry source said that unidentified gunmen abducted Lieutenant Colonel Ayad Ibrahim while being at work. His fate is still unknown, the statement said. |
| Posted by:Fred |