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February 07, 2007 Wednesday Muharram 18, 1428
Top Iranian diplomat kidnapped in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Feb 6: Gunmen dressed in Iraqi army uniform kidnapped a top Iranian diplomat in Baghdad after an encounter with his guards, officials said on Tuesday, in an attack branded as a ââ¬Återroristââ¬Â act by Tehran.
The kidnapping on Sunday of Jalal Sharafi, the second secretary at Tehran's embassy, could further fuel tensions between Iran and its arch-foe Washington after US forces arrested five Iranians last month.
It came as security forces pressed on with troop deployments in Baghdad ahead of a US-Iraqi crackdown in the capital aimed at curbing violence that left at least six people dead on Tuesday.
ââ¬ÅThere was a fight between the gunmen who were in Iraqi army uniforms and the Iranian second secretary's guards in central Karrada,ââ¬Â a senior Iraqi official told AFP on condition of anonymity. ââ¬ÅAfter the clashes the gunmen escaped, taking Sharafi with them.ââ¬Â
Tehran confirmed the kidnapping, charging that it was the work of gunmen linked to the Iraqi defence ministry. ââ¬ÅJalal Sharafi, the second secretary at the embassy in Baghdad, was abducted on Sunday by a group linked to the defence ministry, which operates under the supervision of US forces in Iraq,ââ¬Â foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said.ââ¬âAFP
http://www.dawn.com/2007/02/07/top15.htm
Top Iranian diplomat kidnapped in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Feb 6: Gunmen dressed in Iraqi army uniform kidnapped a top Iranian diplomat in Baghdad after an encounter with his guards, officials said on Tuesday, in an attack branded as a ââ¬Återroristââ¬Â act by Tehran.
The kidnapping on Sunday of Jalal Sharafi, the second secretary at Tehran's embassy, could further fuel tensions between Iran and its arch-foe Washington after US forces arrested five Iranians last month.
It came as security forces pressed on with troop deployments in Baghdad ahead of a US-Iraqi crackdown in the capital aimed at curbing violence that left at least six people dead on Tuesday.
ââ¬ÅThere was a fight between the gunmen who were in Iraqi army uniforms and the Iranian second secretary's guards in central Karrada,ââ¬Â a senior Iraqi official told AFP on condition of anonymity. ââ¬ÅAfter the clashes the gunmen escaped, taking Sharafi with them.ââ¬Â
Tehran confirmed the kidnapping, charging that it was the work of gunmen linked to the Iraqi defence ministry. ââ¬ÅJalal Sharafi, the second secretary at the embassy in Baghdad, was abducted on Sunday by a group linked to the defence ministry, which operates under the supervision of US forces in Iraq,ââ¬Â foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said.ââ¬âAFP
http://www.dawn.com/2007/02/07/top15.htm
