Iraqi goalkeeper kidnapped

The goalkeeper of the Kirkuk football club was kidnapped travelling from northern Iraq to visit relatives in Baghdad, a sports official said.

Fri, 10 Aug, 2007 - 08:11

The goalkeeper of the Kirkuk football club was kidnapped travelling from northern Iraq to visit relatives in Baghdad, a sports official said.

Gunmen seized Baha Abdul Karim Darweesh on the outskirts of Khalis, a Shiite enclave in the volatile Diyala province 50 miles north of Baghdad, according to a member of the Kurdish Football Federation.

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Courts Heathrow Place: northern Iraq Place: Baghdad Place: Khalis Place: Diyala province Place: Kirkuk Place: Iraq Person: Darweesh Person: Omar Khatab Organisation: Kirkuk Organisation: Kurdish Football Federation Organisation: Sunni Organisation: Iraqi Olympic football team

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