Reporter's aides questioned
2005-02-05 18:05
Baghdad, Iraq - Iraqi police are holding two companions of kidnapped Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena for questioning about her abduction, officials said Saturday.
Interior Ministry official Sabah Khazim said that the two were held for questioning "so that we can have a clear idea about the circumstances of the abduction of the Italian journalist and they will be released soon".
Colonel Adnan Abdul Rahman, another Interior Ministry official, said authorities wanted to gather as many details as possible from the two.
The officials would not identify the pair but sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they included her driver and interpreter.
Sgrena, who writes for the daily Il Manifesto, was seized on Sunday in a hail of gunfire near the compound of Baghdad University.
- AP