This content originally appeared on Al Jazeera.
A foreign journalist has been kidnapped in Iraq, the Ministry of Interior has confirmed, without providing any information about the reporter’s identity.
The ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that the journalist was kidnapped by “unknown individuals” in Baghdad, according to the Iraqi News Agency.
Security forces arrested one of the suspects and seized a vehicle used in the abduction after a pursuit of the kidnappers, the ministry said.
It added that efforts are continuing to find those involved in the kidnapping and secure the release of the journalist.
More to come.
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