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| 7 gunmen killed, 2 policemen wounded in clashes near Baiji |
| 2008-05-28 |
| (VOI) – Seven gunmen suspected of belonging to al-Qaeda network were killed and two policemen wounded in clashes near the district of Baiji, Salah al-Din province, police said on Tuesday. "A police force conducted a raid on Monday in the village of al-Salam, near Baiji, in search of Sabbar Mahrous al-Qaysi, the director of the Tikrit public hospital, and his assistant, who were kidnapped a couple of weeks ago by unidentified gunmen," a security source told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI) on condition that his name not be mentioned. "Clashes erupted between the security force and gunmen believed to be members of al-Qaeda Organization in Iraq. Seven gunmen were killed and two policemen slightly injured," the source said. "The raid continued until a late hour yesterday without finding Qaysi and his assistant," the source indicated. |
| Posted by:Fred |