Document #1399750

BBC News (Author)

Kidnapped Qatari hunting party of 26 freed in Iraq after 16 months

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39669501

ecoi.net description:
According to officials, 26 Qatari hunters, including members of the ruling family, have been freed 16 months after being kidnapped in desert area near Saudi Arabian border; hunters had reportedly been held by Shiite militia with ties to Iran
Countries:
Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic
Source:
BBC News (Author)
Published:
21 April 2017
Original link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39669501
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Document ID:
1399750 (former ID 340388)

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