Reply #5: Iraq Insurgents Seize Korean Aid Worth US$3.5 Million [View All]

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Some 14 trucks belonging to the Korea International Cooperation Agency loaded with aid and supplies were hijacked by a group of armed insurgents in Iraq last month, it was belatedly revealed on Tuesday.

A source in the Foreign Ministry said eight KOICA trucks were seized on Sept. 19 and another six on Sept. 21. The trucks carrying computers and Internet equipment worth around US$3.5 million for Iraq's 18 national colleges from Jordan to Baghdad were seized 150 km west of Baghdad. "There were no Koreans among the transport crews and the one local who was captured was promptly released,” the source said.

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