Journalist kidnapped in Iraq
2006-01-07 13:22
Baghdad - A United States journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad on Saturday.
The woman's translator was killed.
An Iraqi defence ministry official confirmed: "A Western journalist was abducted by armed men in the Adl district of western Baghdad and her translator found dead."
The official said the interpreter was able to tell soldiers a US journalist had been kidnapped before he died.
The US embassy said it was investigating reports of the kidnapping.
Iraqi officials said the journalist was seized on her way to interview prominent Sunni Arab politician Adnan al-Dulaimi.
A guard outside Dulaimi's office said he heard gunshots a short distance away. Rushing to the scene, he found the translator.
US and Iraqi soldiers have cordoned off the area.
A number of Westerners are being held hostage in Iraq, including members of a Christian peace group.
- AFP