Gunmen seize academics at Baghdad ministry
Reports claim up to 150 staff and visitors have been abducted.
As Nature went to press, agencies were struggling to confirm details of what may be one of the worst mass kidnappings since the Iraq conflict began in March 2003. At around 9:30 a.m. local time on 14 November, gunmen are reported to have abducted up to 150 academics, staff and visitors from an office of the higher-education ministry in the Karrada area of Baghdad.
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It was so sad to see people who are trying to improve the education system in Iraq being abducted. All the blames should be level on US president Bush to lauch war against Iraq and ignore the group that was appointed to look into the weaponds of mass distruction beleive to be build by Iraq. The Bush administration has stire up a sleeping lion and there fore innocent people suffering the consequences.Other alternatives should have been taken to topple the Sadam regime and not war. It is of great sadness to see children without proper education but booms and guns at their door steps knowing that their future is at stake knowing that they could be the next victim before the day ends.
Posted by: Willie Kalmatak | November 14, 2006 08:49 PM