SOLDIERS BREAK UP ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING OF EIGHT IRAQIS

Central Command ^ | January 26, 2005

[Clive]

January 26, 2005

Release Number: 05-01-104

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SOLDIERS BREAK UP ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING OF EIGHT IRAQIS

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division's 2nd "Commando" Brigade Combat Team prevented an apparent kidnapping of eight Iraqis Jan. 26 in western Baghdad.

During a patrol in Baghdad's Khadamiyah district, the Soldiers noticed a suspicious vehicle about 8:30 p.m. They stopped the vehicle and found three Iraqis bound and gagged.

They detained five suspects in possession of four pistols, an AK-47 assault rifle and a sub-machine gun outfitted with a silencer.

The kidnap victims included a sheik and an administrator from the Iraqi Ministry of Oil.

No shots were fired. The suspects detained are being held for further questioning.

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[Clive]

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[Free and Armed]

Good for them.

[fml]

Nice

[My2Cents]

Whew. Amazing these kooks didn't put up a fight.

[samson1097]

Good stories... where would I hear them without FR?

[A CA Guy]

Turn these guys over to Iraqi forces and let them fillet answers out of these terrorists.

[coloradan]

Misleading title: three were bound and gagged, five were suspects. That makes for three being apparently kidnapped, not all eight.

[Billthedrill]

Five more days of this insanity. Then it will throttle back to the ordinarily insane.

[ColoCdn]

Did you mean "filet" answers out of them? :)

[CT CONSERVATIVE]

only thing missing is "accidental misfiring resulted in all suspects immediate death...

[DTogo]

Wow, great! I hope this leads to the kidnappers' boss(es).

[GretchenM]

Excellent.

[Beckwith]

It's panties time!

[drt1]

I hope they are immediately turned over to serious Iraqis who interrogate the Hell out of them (No cameras) and promptly off them as soon as they've finished. Harsh but IMO what really needs to happen over there.

[b4its2late]

10th Mountain Division

[America's Resolve]

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE 'EM!

Excelllent work Men!

[Idisarthur]

Good job.

And these people will be locked away for how long?

I don't think these people were playing a fraternity prank as well I don't think they are sadomasochists into leather and bondage.

[Ranger]

Excellent. Five bad guys and two new found friends.

[Desron13]

I'd let the people they tried to kidnap do the questioning.