Archbishop 'freed in Iraq'

A Catholic archbishop kidnapped in northern Iraq was freed today, 24 hours after his abduction, a church official said.

Archbishop 'freed in Iraq'

A Catholic archbishop kidnapped in northern Iraq was freed today, 24 hours after his abduction, a church official said.

Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa of the Syrian Catholic Church was seized by gunmen in the city of Mosul.

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