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Another Mass Abduction In Baghdad: 50...70 People Taken...

First Posted: 3/28/08 Updated: 5/25/11

Associated Press:

Gunmen in military uniforms kidnapped dozens of people Thursday from a major commercial area in central Baghdad, the second mass abduction in the capital in a month.

The attackers drove up to the busy al-Sanak area in about 10 sport utility vehicles and began rounding up shop owners and bystanders. Two police officers said 50 to 70 people were abducted.

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