Gunmen raid Iraqi security company, abduct 50 workers

Thursday, March 9, 2006

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Gunmen wearing commando uniforms of the Shiite-dominated Interior Ministry on Wednesday stormed an Iraqi security company, spiriting away 50 hostages. The ministry denied involvement and called the operation a "terrorist act."

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