Red Crescent Workers Snatched; Baghdad Hit Shows Risks of Aid Efforts
The Columbian › December 21, 2006
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Gunmen in Iraqi army uniforms kidnapped two dozen employees at Red Crescent offices in downtown Baghdad on Sunday, highlighting the threat to humanitarian workers swept up in Iraq's lawlessness.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, visiting Iraq for the sixth time since the 2003 invasion, appealed for international support for Iraq and said the bloodshed is being inflicted "by the very forces worldwide who are trying to prevent moderation."See the full content of this document
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Red Crescent Workers Snatched; Baghdad Hit Shows Risks of Aid Efforts
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