Robbery in downtown Baghdad nets $1 million

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Gunmen disguised as Iraqi soldiers stopped a bank truck carrying $1 million in downtown Baghdad, stole the money and kidnapped its four guards Monday, police said.

The al-Sharq al-Awasat bank money was being taken to the Iraqi Central Bank when about 10 gunmen in two cars intercepted the truck on a side street, a policeman said, speaking on condition of anonymity to protect his own security.

The attackers put the money and hostages in their cars and fled, he said.