
Four men missing on hunting trip in north Iraq
Four Iraqi men -- three Christians and a Turkman -- were kidnapped on a hunting trip near the disputed oil-rich city of Kirkuk on Wednesday, the eponymous province's police chief said.
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Four Iraqi men -- three Christians and a Turkman -- were kidnapped on a hunting trip near the disputed oil-rich city of Kirkuk on Wednesday, the eponymous province's police chief said.
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