Sunni insurgents kidnap Shiites in sectarian rift

From: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) | Date: April 17, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

GAIUTRA BAHADUR, Knight Ridder Newspapers
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
04-17-2005

Sunni insurgents kidnap Shiites in sectarian rift -- Iraqi police sent to quell disturbance
By GAIUTRA BAHADUR, Knight Ridder Newspapers
Date: 04-17-2005, Sunday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Sunni Muslim insurgents seized hostages in the town of Madain on Saturday and ordered Shiite residents to leave in what Iraqi officials said was an attempt to cleanse the town of Shiites.

Accounts of the events varied widely - an Interior Ministry official said the number of hostages was 10 while Iraqi ...

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