Reuters AlertNet Full site
Homepage | Newsdesk | NGO Latest | Crisis briefings | Country profiles | MediaWatch | Jobs | Alerting | Login

NEWSDESK

Iraq gunmen kidnap police chief's children, kill 14
08 Jun 2007 06:33:31 GMT
Source: Reuters
BAGHDAD, June 8 (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked the house of a senior police official in Diyala province on Friday, killing 14 people including his wife, and kidnapped his four children, police sources said.

They said the two brothers of Colonel Ali Delyan Ahmed, the head of police in Baquba north of Baghdad, were among the dead.

It was not clear if Ahmed was at his house at the time of the attack.


AlertNet news is provided by

Email this article       Send comments

Topics

•  Children

MORE >>

Emergencies

•  Iraq in turmoil

MORE >>

Countries

Small country map
© 2004 Europa Technologies Ltd.
Reset map

•  Iraq profile
· View map

MORE >>

NGO latest

•  Lebanon Child protection roundtable amidst increased violence
WV MEERO - Cyprus

•  Lebanon – ICRC Bulletin No. 4 / 2007
ICRC - Switzerland

•  Cholera outbreak in Somaliland, up to 70,000 at risk
Save the Children - International Alliance

•  Iraqi refugee families receive food parcels
WV MEERO - Cyprus

•  Democratic Republic of the Congo: ICRC aids displaced people in North Kivu
ICRC - Switzerland

MORE >>

Latest news

•  Iraq gunmen kidnap police chief's children, kill 14

•  Turk army says will respond to militant attacks

•  Blast kills one, injures 10 in Philippine south

•  Communist rebels kill 4 troops in Philippine south

•  PRESS DIGEST - New York Times front page - June 8

MORE >>

Disclaimers |  Copyright |  Privacy |  Contact Us |  Feedback |  About Us |  RSS XML

Last updated:Fri Jun 8 06:34:14 2007