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| Gunmen kidnap 42 Iraqi students in Mosul |
| 2008-04-06 |
| AQI seems to have slept through their Dale Carnegie course. Seems like university students are unarmed and vulnerable the world over. Maybe the first semester should be taught by drill instructors instead of professors? MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) — Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped 42 university students near Iraq's northern city of Mosul. Local army commander Brigadier General Khalid Abdul Sattar said the gunmen ambushed two buses which were ferrying students to Mosul from their homes in Shurkat, 70 kilometres (40 miles) south of Iraq's main northern city. "Unidentified gunmen kidnapped 42 students of Mosul University. They were ambushed and kidnapped in an area called Jorum on a highway near Mosul," said Sattar, spokesman for Mosul's security plan. "One of the two buses managed to escape although the gunmen fired at it and wounded three students. The kidnappers later fled after taking control of the other bus carrying 42 students," he told AFP. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #2 Definitive update - MNF press release: The three wounded students were taken to a local hospital while Iraqi Forces searched for the missing students. The soldiers identified a dump truck with a tarp over the back behaving suspiciously. The vehicle was stopped after warning shots were fired. The driver and passenger fled to a local residence. Some of the students also left the area immediately after the truck was stopped. Thirty-four students were picked up by Iraqi Security Forces at the scene. The other eight students were picked up at a local combat outpost. All 42 students are accounted for and are safe. The three kidnappers were positively identified by the hostages and detained by Iraqi Police. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-04-06 20:29 |
| #1 Update: Iraqi police say gunmen have released the 42 college students they kidnapped earlier in the day near the northern city of Mosul. Brig. Gen. Khalif Abdul-Sattar says the gunmen initially released the only two girls aboard the hijacked bus. They later set free remaining occupants after making sure they were not members of the security forces. Alternative update says the students were freed by IA forces. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-04-06 09:06 |