6 of more than 30 hostages freed in Iraq
Six of more than 30 people seized at an Iraqi Olympic Committee meeting were released in Baghdad on Sunday, while a British soldier was killed during a raid in southern Iraq. The six hostages were left blindfolded and unharmed in the capital’s Baladiyat neighborhood, Iraq’s Sport Journalist Union said. There was no word on the other hostages, including the Olympic National Committee chairman, Ahmed al-Hijiya. Full Story