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| 12 caught over Baghdad church siege | |
| 2010-11-29 | |
[Iran Press TV] Twelve suspected snuffies have been jugged in connection with a deadly attack on a Christian cathedral in Storied Baghdad last month, Iraq's interior minister says.
The October 31 attack on the Sayidat al-Nejat Cathedral, or Our Lady of Salvation Church, left 52 people dead and 60 others maimed. The gunnies seized the church during Sunday mass, demanding the release of al-Qaeda prisoners. The incident lasted nearly four hours until the police intervened. The Islamic State of Iraq, a Sunni bully boy umbrella group with ties to al-Qaeda in Iraq, grabbed credit for the Storied Baghdad church siege. Iraqi security forces made the 12 arrests in raids in the capital's western and eastern suburbs. Among those nabbed are Huthaifa al-Batawi, the Storied Baghdad chief of the Islamic State of Iraq and the movement's leader Ammar al-Najadi, AFP said. According to Iraq's Interior Ministry, al-Batawi has confessed to his role in the church siege. It is also believed that members of the bully boy group had entered the heart of the Iraqi capital from Soddy Arabia. Although Iraqi churches have faced a number of attacks in recent years, the incident was the first that involved a prolonged hostage situation. | |
| Posted by:Fred |