Gunmen kidnap dozens in Baghdad

BBC

Gunmen dressed in military uniforms have kidnapped dozens of people from a commercial area in central Baghdad, according to Iraqi police.
Between 20 and 30 people - including Shia and Sunni shopkeepers and pedestrians - were abducted in the Sanak area of the capital, reports say.

Eyewitnesses said the men were in 10 vehicles - some of them painted like government cars. Shots were heard.

Correspondents say mass kidnappings are becoming commonplace in the capital.

Stores in Sanak are owned by a mix of Shias and Sunnis and it was not immediately clear why the area was targeted in Thursday's incident, the Associated Press news agency reports.
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