Gunmen Release Iraq's Deputy Cabinet Minister
04 July 2006
Iraqi officials say the country's deputy minister of electricity and several of his bodyguards have been released hours after their abduction in Baghdad.
Officials say gunmen wearing camouflage uniforms intercepted the convoy carrying Raad al-Harith in Baghdad early Tuesday.
His abduction was the second high-profile kidnapping in Baghdad in less than a week. On Saturday, a Sunni Arab legislator, Taiseer al-Mashhadani, and seven of her bodyguards were abducted.
Sunni lawmakers have since boycotted parliament and demanded her release.
Some Sunni lawmakers blame Shi'ite militias for the wave of kidnappings across Baghdad.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.
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