You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Iraq-Jordan
Two arrested over Iraq kidnappings
2005-07-27
Two people have been arrested in connection with the abductions of two Algerian diplomats last week, an Iraqi official said. Assistant Interior Minister Major General Hussein Ali Kamal told Aljazeera on Monday that the two were detained over the Baghdad abductions.

Also on Monday, the group led by al-Qaida's frontman in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, posted on a website pictures of identity papers apparently belonging to one of the two Algerian diplomats kidnapped in Iraq. A membership card of the Iraqi Hunting Club bearing the name of Ali Belaroussi written in Arabic was shown on a website. The document's authenticity could not be verified. Armed men seized Algeria's charge d'affaires, Belaroussi, and his colleague Ezzedin Ben Kadi as they were leaving their embassy by car last week. Al-Zarqawi loyalists claimed responsibility for the kidnappings in an internet statement on Saturday.
Posted by:Fred

00:00