Iraqi Police Storm Farm, Free 17 HostagesThursday June 22, 2006 12:16 PM
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By SINAN SALAHEDDIN
Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi police stormed a farm north of Baghdad early Thursday
and freed at least 17 people who were snatched a day earlier in a mass kidnapping
of about 85 workers and family members at the end of a factory shift.
The U.S. military, meanwhile, reported that four Marines and a soldier were killed
in operations south and west of Baghdad, and an explosion of sectarian and revenge
killings in Mosul - Iraq's third-largest city - over the past three days claimed
19 lives.
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The freed kidnap victims brought to nearly 50 the number of captives who have been
either released by their captors or extricated by police. About 30 of the hostages,
mainly women and children, were released shortly after they were taken captive
Wednesday. It is routine in Iraq for women to take their children to work.
One kidnap victim, a Shiite Muslim, said he was set free Wednesday night after showing
the kidnappers a forged ID card listing him as a Sunni. He said two hostages had been
killed trying to escape. The man refused to give his name fearing retribution.
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