Militants kidnap 2 Americans, Briton in Iraq
Baghdad bomb blast kills 1
AP, AFP, Baghdad
Gunmen kidnapped two Americans and a Briton from a house in the heart of the Iraqi capital yesterday, the Interior Ministry and witnesses said. The three were seized from a two-storey house surrounded by a wall in Baghdad's al-Mansour neighborhood at dawn, said Col. Adnan Abdel-Rahman, a ministry official. Rahman had initially said the three were all British nationals. He said they were employed by Gulf Services Company, a Middle East-based construction firm. A US Embassy spokesman speaking on condition of anonymity could not immediately confirm the report but said officials were investigating. A British diplomat in Baghdad was also unable to confirm any details.
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