BAGHDAD (AFX) - The head of Iraq's Northern Oil Company (NOC) was kidnapped by gunmen in Baghdad after a meeting at the oil ministry on Sunday, a ministry official said.
Adel Kazzaz left the ministry at around 3.00 pm (1100 GMT) with his bodyguards and was stopped by gunmen on eastern Baghdad's Canal Street, said Assem Jihad, a spokesman with the ministry.
His bodyguards were beaten and he was taken away.
Considered one of the leading oil experts in Iraq, Kazzaz was appointed to head the state-owned company responsible for all the country's northern oil fields. newsdesk@afxnews.com afp/hjp COPYRIGHT Copyright AFX News Limited 2005. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News. AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited
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