Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Iraqi gov't: 'About 40' hostages freed (AP)

Wearing a traditional headdress to protect his identity from pedestrians an Iraqi policeman checks a car at an entry control point into the restive city of Fallujah 65 kilometers (40 miles) west of Baghdad Iraq Tuesday Nov. 14 2006.  Two years after re-taking the city from insurgents security remains a top priority as Marines train Iraqi security forces. (AP Photo/David Furst Pool)AP - The Higher Education Ministry said Wednesday that "about 40" people abducted from its offices had been released. No official was able to say how many were still held captive.


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