CBS journos kidnapped
12/02/2008 07:09  - (SA)  

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Basra - Two journalists working for CBS News were kidnapped by gunmen from the Palace Sultan Hotel in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, hotel staff said on Monday.

They were led away at gunpoint by a gang of about 10 gunmen on Sunday, a staff member told AFP on condition of anonymity.

The two had booked into the hotel on Saturday.

"Yesterday a group of about 10 men in civilian clothes arrived at the hotel during the day and made inquiries about who was staying there," said the staff member.

"They returned later in a SUV. They were armed," the staff members said, adding that the two journalists were taken away at gunpoint.

The US network said in a statement that two of its journalists have gone missing in Basra.

"All efforts are under way to find them and until we learn more details. CBS News requests that others do not speculate on the identities of those involved," the network said.

"CBS News has been in touch with the families and asks that their privacy be respected."

The association of Iraqi journalists appealed to the kidnappers to release the two men.

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