Iraqi Police Take Down Kirkuk 'Hostage House'
American Forces Press Service
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2004 -- Police in the northern Iraq city of Kirkuk
captured seven suspected kidnappers Oct. 12 after intercepting two kidnap
victims fleeing from four armed men.
Officers moved to the home in the Wahid Huzayray area after questioning the
victims and calling for backup. A single individual was detained in the initial
search, and his interrogation led officers to a second suspect in the Arafa
neighborhood of Kirkuk. Officers watched over the home and nabbed five people
returning to the home later.
Police also seized five AK-47 assault rifles with ammunition, one Egyptian
grenade, various knives, Iraqi National Guard and U.S. Army desert combat
uniforms, multiple currencies and bank checks, and two bottles of Ketamine -- a
rapid acting disassociative anesthetic similar to phencyclidine, better known
as PCP -- used to subdue victims.
Haythem Ali Mohammed, believed to be the group's leader, remains at large,
officials said.
(Courtesy of Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq.)
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