Patient abducted from hospital west of Baghdad
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(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Thursday, a source in the Iraqi police stated that a group of people had abducted a patient from a hospital west of Baghdad.
The source said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com “A group of people entered al-Yarmouk Hospital in western Baghdad today, and kidnapped one of the patients in the hospital.”
The source, who asked not to be identified, added, “The kidnapped patient was taken to an unknown destination”, while adding, “police forces have opened an investigation into the incident.”
It is noteworthy that Baghdad witnesses incidents of civilian abduction and car theft every once in a while by unidentified gangs, while the Ministry of Interior and Baghdad Operations Command announce rescue of kidnapped individuals and arrest of a number of those gangs.