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| Iraq |
| Bodies Thought To Be Kidnapped Police Found Near Baquba |
| 2007-03-02 |
| Baghdad, 2 March. (AKI) - The corpses of 14 policemen have been discovered near the city of Baquba, the interior ministry said Friday. It is feared that they may be those of interior ministry officials kidnapped by group close to al-Qaeda in Iraq. On Friday a message was posted to the Internet by "the Islamic Iraqi State" which said it was holding the men and would kill them in 24 hours unless the government handed over three policemen accused of raping a Sunni woman and all female Sunni prisoners in Iraqi jails. The Iraqi authorities on Friday morning announced the disappearance of 14 government security employees in Diyala province. The internet message was accompanied by photos of the hostages, most of them in police or army uniforms, blindfolded and with their hands tied behind their backs. The message made a specific reference to the controversial rape allegations of a woman, whose name was given as Sabrin al-Janabi. During an emotional television interview to satellite broadcaster Al Jazeera last month she accused Shiite policemen of raping her when she was detained briefly on suspicion of harbouring militants. The controversy raised sectarian tensions within the fragile government of prime minister Nouri al-Maliki. When the accusations emerged al-Maliki's office initially promised a full inquiry then, several hours later issued a second statement formally denying the allegations, ordering that the accused officers be commended and accusing "known groups" meaning Sunni political parties of fabricating the story in a bid to discredit the security forces. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 Phueching Baquba is very bad juju. I wish they'd go in there and clean em out! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2007-03-02 13:23 |