Unknown gunmen kidnap 11 civilians in Babel

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a van cab vehicle boarding 11 passengers including the driver on the Hilla-Karbala highway on Friday, a Babel police source said. “An owner of a cab vehicle reported that his car, which operates on the Hilla-Karbala transport highway, was kidnapped with its eleven passengers including the driver on board,” the source told Iraqi News. “The car owner said he had received a phone call from the kidnappers telling him that all of the passengers would be investigated and tried and would either be released or executed,” the source said. He added that the police already formed several groups to track down the kidnappers. Hilla, the capital city of Babel province, lies 100 km south of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1