Six kidnapped near Bigley's Iraqi home

Gunmen stormed the compound of a Saudi company in Baghdad today and seized an American, a Nepalese and four Iraqi guards after a gunbattle in which two people were killed.

Six kidnapped near Bigley's Iraqi home

Gunmen stormed the compound of a Saudi company in Baghdad today and seized an American, a Nepalese and four Iraqi guards after a gunbattle in which two people were killed.

The US Embassy confirmed that an American had been abducted in the shootout in the Mansour district but did not identify him. One Iraqi guard and one of the attackers were killed, police said.

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