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| Iraqi PM's cousins kidnapped |
| 2004-11-10 |
| THREE members of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's family have been kidnapped by gunmen, a spokesman for the Iraqi interim government said today. A first cousin of the Prime Minister, the cousin's wife and another family member were seized from their home in Baghdad yesterday morning, spokesman Georges Sada said. He gave no further details on the circumstances of their abduction, but a police source said there had been a short gun battle at the home in a south-western district of the capital before the people were seized. Mr Sada said no demands had so far been made by the kidnappers. "This is a close cousin - Allawi's father and his father are brothers," Mr Sada said. Hundreds of Iraqis have been kidnapped by criminal gangs in a wave of abductions in recent months, with more wealthy individuals such as doctors and businessmen most regularly targeted. Most are released after the payment of ransom. Over the same period, scores of foreigners have been seized, with many of them handed over to Islamic militant groups who have threatened to kill them if demands are not met. More than 35 foreign hostages have been killed, several by beheading. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #5 Time for Allawi to fast-track some captured insurgent executions? Ten per hour whilst the hostages are captive? These tools don't seem to realise that Allawi won't feel obliged to be constrained by the same rules we are. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-11-10 9:27:19 AM |
| #4 An Islamic group has said it is holding the three, and threatened to behead them unless the assault on Falluja stops. The threat was issued in a posting on an Islamic website by a group calling itself Ansar al-Jihad. The group also wants prisoners held by Iraqi and US forces freed. It says the hostages will be killed within 48 hours unless its demands are met. No suprises there , usual threats . Of course Iyad Allawi isnt going to give in to their demands , they just dont get it do they . We do not negotiate with terrorists . As Tibor says , Iyad Allawi will want to get his hands dirty on this one i think |
| Posted by: MacNails 2004-11-10 9:23:55 AM |
| #3 Now that this has gotten truly personal, maybe Allawi really will personally execute a bunch of terrorists. P.S. - Of course, nearly being murdered with an axe by Saddam's henchmen is pretty personal too. |
| Posted by: Tibor 2004-11-10 8:59:57 AM |
| #2 MN, his immediate family probably has. What's the name of that minister that resigned over Allawi's resolve to use military option in Fallujah? I would check that guy and his party under electron microscope. |
| Posted by: Cornîliës 2004-11-10 5:01:46 AM |
| #1 Quick question , shouldnt his family have had better protection from these thugs ? |
| Posted by: MacNails 2004-11-10 4:44:24 AM |