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To: tejek who wrote (196645)8/3/2004 7:52:11 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1576627
 
Police kidnapped by Sadr's militia

Associated Press in Najaf
Wednesday August 4, 2004
The Guardian

The radical Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's militia has kidnapped 18 Iraqi police officers, apparently to force authorities to release detained militants, police said yesterday.

The kidnappings took place as Mr Sadr's aides accused authorities of trying to arrest officials in the cleric's Mahdi army. The new tensions appear to threaten a fragile ceasefire.

guardian.co.uk