Iraqi forces arrest gang 'plotting to kidnap PM's relatives'

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Iraqi security forces arrested a 16-strong gang of insurgents suspected of planting car bombs and plotting to kidnap relatives of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the government said today.

A statement from Maliki's office said group members had been captured over the previous 24 hours in Maliki's hometown of Hindiyah, south of Baghdad.

"The were planning to attack, kidnap or assassinate close relatives of Prime Minister Maliki. They confessed to crimes such as murder, rape and an attack on a police station in Mahmudiyah which killed six officers," the statement said.

"One member of this gang confessed to blowing up 10 car bombs in Baghdad," The statement said, adding that the suspects' case files would be transferred to Karbala for prosecution.

http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=315330&sid=WOR

[acmavm]

1. Could be true but who knows? Just like the British thing. Probably

a righteous bust, but there is just so much misleading information out there (put out by the bush** administration) who knows what to believe and what to discredit.

Good work george. The only thing anyone is really certain of is that you and your crew are a bunch of lying skunks.

[maddezmom]

2. duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2453789