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Basra, Iraq - Journalist shot, abducted
Associated Press
| August 12, 2004
Posted on 08/12/2004 10:59:31 PM PDT by HAL9000
A BRITISH journalist was abducted from his hotel in the southern city of Basra, Iraqi police said today. About 30 gunmen, including some dressed as police, stormed the Diyafah Hotel in Basra on Thursday, CaptainHashem Abdullah said.
Hotel owner Mohammed Uglah said gunmen found the man, reportedly a journalist for The Sunday Telegraph of London, and shot him twice in the leg before taking him away.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: abduction; basra; brandon; iraq; jamesbrandon; kidnapping; sundaytelegraph
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posted on
08/12/2004 10:59:31 PM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
Oh man. Prayers for his safe return...
2
posted on
08/12/2004 11:02:35 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(If only hamsters could vote.......)
To: HAL9000
They have to get these guys under control. I don't think these are local guys.
3
posted on
08/12/2004 11:02:37 PM PDT
by
McGavin999
(If Kerry can't deal with the "Republican Attack Machine" how is he going to deal with Al Qaeda)
To: HAL9000
To: HAL9000
I lift him up to God. To truly cover a war zone is to be in danger constantly...
5
posted on
08/12/2004 11:03:54 PM PDT
by
dandelion
(AKA "The Kerry Fairy" - http://johnkerryquestionfairy.blogspot.com/)
To: HAL9000; MadIvan; Howlin; JohnHuang2
Ah, but the
Telegraph is not that bad a paper.
Can we trade him for a Guardian reporter???
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posted on
08/12/2004 11:11:38 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(KERRY: "I went to Cambodia with the CIA and all I got was a hat")
To: JohnHuang2; WOSG
This is the one I wanted you to see. Anyone got the name of the
Telegraph reporter who was in Najaf??
Darn, why could it not be the BBC or something?
7
posted on
08/12/2004 11:24:19 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(KERRY: "I went to Cambodia with the CIA and all I got was a hat")
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