Saddam trial lawyer taken hostage
Gunmen have kidnapped one of the lawyers involved in the trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
Sadoun Nasouaf al-Janavi was taken from his office in eastern Baghdad.
He is acting for one of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants, Awad Hamed al-Bandar. One report said seven other people were seized at the same time. In a defiant appearance at his trial on Wednesday, Saddam Hussein pleaded not guilty to charges over the killing of 148 people in a Shia town in 1982.
Mr Janavi was one of 13 defence lawyers believed to have been present in the courtroom.
Sadoun Nasouaf al-Janavi was taken from his office in eastern Baghdad.
He is acting for one of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants, Awad Hamed al-Bandar. One report said seven other people were seized at the same time. In a defiant appearance at his trial on Wednesday, Saddam Hussein pleaded not guilty to charges over the killing of 148 people in a Shia town in 1982.
Mr Janavi was one of 13 defence lawyers believed to have been present in the courtroom.
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