50 hostages snatched as Iraq violence escalates

Gunmen wearing commando uniforms of the Shiite-dominated Interior Ministry stormed an Iraqi security company that relied heavily on Sunni ex-military men from the Saddam Hussein regime and abducted 50 hostages.

Thu, 09 Mar, 2006 - 06:58

The ministry denied involvement and called the operation a ”terrorist act”.

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