Release A051203e
Kidnapping victims rescued during vehicle search
Multi-National Force-Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Task Force Baghdad Soldiers rescued two kidnapping victims during a routine vehicle search at a checkpoint Dec. 1 in western Baghdad.
Around 6 p.m., Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division found two Iraqi civilians bound and gagged in the trunk of a white sedan.
The two individuals claimed they had been taken hostage and were to be murdered. They were employees for an American contractor.
The driver of the car and a passenger had false Iraqi Police badges and were carrying pistols. Both individuals were detained and are currently in custody.
The two kidnap victims were released.
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RELEASE, CONTACT THE TASK FORCE BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS PLANS AND OPERATIONS NCO, SGT. FIRST CLASS DAVID ABRAMS AT: DAVID.ABRAMS@ID3.ARMY.MIL
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