Britons seized from finance ministry in Iraq
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
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Five British citizens have been seized in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The group, comprising a finance expert and four bodyguards, were captured from the finance ministry by kidnappers wearing police uniforms and driving police vehicles. The BBC is reporting that over 40 police vehicles were involved in the incident.
In separate incidents, at least 22 people were killed and 55 injured in a bus explosion elsewhere in the city, and at least 15 people were killed in a car bomb which injured a further 36, possibly more.
It is believed the four bodyguards are employed by Canadian GardaWord, a subsidiary of Garda.
Sources
- "Five Britons 'seized in Baghdad'". BBC News Online, May 29, 2007
- Ahmed Rasheed "Five Britons abducted in Iraq, 10 U.S. troops killed". Reuters, May 29, 2007
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