 Iraqi security forces have arrested one of the kidnappers of two French journalists held for 124 days before being freed last December, the defence ministry said on Monday. Without naming the journalists - Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot - a ministry statement said troops "on April 4, 2005 at 05:00 am (0100 GMT) arrested the criminal Amer Hussein Shikhan who admitted kidnapping two French journalists, along with a Syrian, and having taken part in other terrorist operations." It gave no other details. | "We will say no more. But note the small, self-satisfied smile." |
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