Kidnapped cop found dead in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police patrols on Wednesday found the body of a kidnapped policeman in west of Basra, the media official of the Basra police said. “A force from the borders police on Wednesday morning (Jan. 21) found the body of a policeman in al-Zubair district, west of Basra,” Shawqi al-Mohmadawi told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The body bore signs of gunshot wounds,” he added. “The cop had been kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Tuesday in al-Zubair district while on his way to work,” he also said. Basra is 590 km south of Baghdad. SH (P) 1