Five Britons kidnapped (today) in Baghdad - Britain confirms

[Breeze54]

Britain confirms five Britons kidnapped in Baghdad

http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=178626

Published: 5/29/2007

LONDON -

Five Britons were abducted in an incident near the Iraqi finance ministry in Baghdad Tuesday,
the Foreign Office said, adding that it was in "urgent" contact with Iraqi authorities.

"We can confirm that a group of five British nationals were abducted in an incident at the finance
ministry in central Baghdad," said the spokesman, adding that it occurred at 11:40 am local time.

"Officials from our embassy are in urgent contact with the Iraqi authorities to try to establish
the facts and to secure a swift resolution," she told AFP.

05/29/2007 16:14 GMT

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Five Britons kidnapped in Iraq

May 30, 2007 - 3:37AM

http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/britain-confirms-five-britons-kidnapped-in-baghdad/20075429-fix.html

Gunmen in Iraqi police uniforms kidnapped five Britons -- a management consultant and his four bodyguards
-- from a finance ministry building in Baghdad on Tuesday, officials said.

The daylight raid came as the US military confirmed 10 GIs were killed on Monday as the United States marked
its annual Memorial Day for fallen troops, making May the deadliest month for American forces this year.

The British government said five British nationals had been kidnapped, while the Canadian security firm
Garda World confirmed that the captives were four Britons employed as a security detail and their client.

"We can confirm that a group of five British nationals were abducted in an incident at the finance ministry
in central Baghdad," said a British foreign ministry spokeswoman, adding that the attack happened at 11:40 am local time.

"Officials from our embassy are in urgent contact with the Iraqi authorities to try to establish the facts
and to secure a swift resolution," she said.

The men were snatched when police vehicles surrounded a finance ministry office on Palestine Street in the
heart of Baghdad and a squad of men wearing police uniforms stormed the building, an Iraqi official said.

The four were taken away at gunpoint and driven off by men in the recently issued newly designed fatigues
of the National Police, a heavily armed interior ministry paramilitary unit, he added.

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[bullimiami]

1. hey tony, this is why you dont lie, kill and torture people.

im afraid they are really in for it.

[Breeze54]

2. I think so too....

It's all so sad... and infuriating!!

Stop the Occupation!!