Police free kidnapped person, detain kidnappers in Karbala

January 29, 2009 - 11:11:52


KARBALA / Aswat al-Iraq: Police forces on Thursday freed a kidnapped person and arrested his kidnappers in Karbala, the police chief said.

“Our security forces managed to free a kidnapped man in al-Husseiniya region in the north of Karbala during a security raid and arrested the two kidnappers,” General Ali Jassem Mohamed told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The operation lasted for a few hours,” he noted.

Karbala is 110 km southwest of Baghdad.

SH (P)/SR

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