Gas station owner kidnapped near Baaquba

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: An owner of a gas station on Monday was kidnapped by armed men near Diala’s Baaquba, according to a local security source. “Today, a group of gunmen broke into al-Burj gas station, al-Salam district (15 km north of Baaquba) and took its owner, Khaleel Majeed, to an unkown destination,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. All evidence shows that Majeed has been kidnapped for money, the source noted. Baaquba, the capital city of Diala province, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. SS (P) 1