Four Egyptians kidnapped in Baghdad

Four Egyptians working for a mobile
phone company were kidnapped Sunday by gunmen in Baghdad,
an Interior Ministry official said.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the
four were seized early Sunday near the Mansour district of
western Baghdad. They worked for Iraqna, a subsidiary of
the Egyptian firm Orascom Telecommunications, which
operates the mobile phone network in Baghdad and central
Iraq.
Six other Egyptians working for Iraqna were kidnapped in
two separate incidents in September. Four were freed
quickly and the last two were released in October.
At the time they were seized, Orascom said it was
committed to continuing its work in Iraq.