Posted on 12/05/2005 12:05:28 AM PST by HAL9000
A French Engineer Removed In Baghdad
BAGHDAD - a French engineer working in Baghdad was removed Monday morning by the unknown ones armed in the west with the capital, indicated the Iraqi police force.
The French national circulated on board his car in the district of Mansour when armed men stopped it and taken along towards an unknown destination, according to this source.
The abduction took place towards 09H20 (06H20 GMT).
Documents proving the nationality of the victim were found in the car left on the spot. The French also rented a house with Mansour, whose owner confirmed nationality, added this source.
According to the police force, it worked as engineer in a station of purification of the water of the capital.
Contacted by AFP, the embassy from France in Baghdad could not confirm information in the immediate future.
Three French journalists were removed by groups armed in Iraq, before being released healthy and safe.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A Frenchman working as a water treatment engineer in Baghdad was kidnapped from his home in the Iraqi capital on Monday, an Iraqi police officer said.An official at the French embassy said he was unaware of any incident. Police gave the man's name, transliterated from Arabic script, as Brent Blanche and said witnesses said seven gunmen in two cars snatched him as he prepared to leave home in his car.
Uh,Oh! I'm sure the terrorist will give him back when they find out he's French.
So much for the policy of appeasement.
To be fair, this is a French engineer... not a French journalist or politician.
France will rise it's white flags and provide money for the release. US Armed Force should kill the French negotiators with cash in their suit case. It should be a great scandal that the Euroliberals will never be able to handle.
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