15 beheaded corpses found
2005-03-08 16:57
Latifiyah - The Iraqi army said it found on Tuesday 15 beheaded corpses, both men and women, on an old military base near Latifiyah south of Baghdad.
The army raided the old Hatin army base, now believed to be used by insurgents, and found the bodies, said Captain Mohammed Abdel Hussein al-Saedi.
The soldiers launched the operation after reports that some Shiite pilgrims on their way to the holy cities of Karbala and Najaf had disappeared near Latifiyah, about 40km south of Baghdad, where rebels frequently launch attacks, Saedi said.
- AFP