Gunmen kidnap 2 government members in Baghdad
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(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Monday, a source in the police announced that an armed group has kidnapped two government officials, while noted that the security force found the body of one of them in the Rustumiya area Baghdad.
The source said in an interview for IraqiNews.com: “Unidentified gunmen driving two black cars kidnapped last night two government members, belonging to the Ministry of Water Resources, from one of the areas of Baghdad,” noting that “the security force found the body of one of them in Rustumiya area south east of the capital.”
The source, who asked to remain anonymous, added: “the security force carried out inspection operations in search of the kidnappers, and opened an investigation to determine the circumstances of the accident,” pointing out that “the force transferred the body to the forensic medicine department.”