BAGHDAD OCT. 17 (BNA) PASSENGERS OF 13 DIFFERENT CARS WERE KIDNAPPED TODAY IN AN OPERATION NEAR BALAD TOWN, NORTH OF BAGHDAD.
AN IRAQI SECURITY SOURCE SAID THAT AN ARMED GROUP DISGUISED IN POLICE UNIFORMS SET UP A PHONY CHECK POINT AFTER POLICEMEN MOVED FROM SAYED GHAREEB CHECK POINT, SOUTH OF BALAD. THEY ABDUCTED TENS OF INDIVIDUALS AND DROVE THEM, IN THE VEHICLES THEY WERE IN, TO UNKNOWN DESTINATIONS. MEANWHILE, AL SHARQIYA TV CHANNEL SAID BOMBS WERE DROPPED ON SHUTAITA, IN BALAD. THIS KILLED ONE PERSON AND INJURED FIVE OTHERS. NTQ 17-OCT-2006 15:34