Militants storm Iraq govt office, take hostages: officials

Militants stormed an office of Iraq's human rights ministry in northeast Baghdad on Thursday and took a number of civil servants hostage, security officials said.

January 30, 2014

Sahoub Baghdadi

 


 


BAGHDAD — Militants stormed an office of Iraq's human rights ministry in northeast Baghdad on Thursday and took a number of civil servants hostage, security officials said.



The attack was mounted by eight armed men, police and an interior ministry official said. — AFP


January 30, 2014
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