Female US Journalist 'is Kidnapped by Armed Men in Baghdad' amid fears of Link to Iran-Backed Group
An American journalist has been kidnapped by an armed group in Baghdad, Iraqi officials have confirmed.
Shelly Kittleson, a freelance reporter covering the Middle East and
Afghanistan, was abducted by a group of unidentified men near her hotel in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday.
The Iraqi interior ministry confirmed that a 'foreign journalist was kidnapped by unknown individuals,' adding that security forces are pursuing the perpetrators.
'The pursuit resulted in the interception of a vehicle belonging to the kidnappers, which overturned as they attempted to flee,' the ministry said, confirming that a suspect was arrested.
The journalist was reportedly taken near the
Palestine Hotel on Al-Saadoun Street in central Baghdad.
No group has claimed responsibility yet but there are fears
Iran could be behind the kidnapping.
Kittleson was not in the vehicle intercepted by Iraqi security forces and her whereabouts are said to be currently unknown.
Shelly Kittleson, a freelance reporter based in the Middle East and Afghanistan , was abducted by a group of unidentified men near her hotel in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday
Police sources said they were still chasing a vehicle in which she was taken by force by four men in civilian clothes.
Shelly Kittleson, a freelance reporter based in the Middle East and Afghanistan , was abducted by a group of unidentified men near her hotel in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday.
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