Babel, May 23, (VOI) - Iraqi police forces in Babel province found on Wednesday two bodies believed to belong to two of the kidnapped U.S. soldiers near al-Furat river in al-Musayab region, 50 km northwest of Hilla, a police source said.
"Two bodies in U.S. uniform were found by Babel police forces near al-Furat river. They bore signs of torture," the source, who asked not to be named, told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI). "The police handed the bodies to the U.S. army and cordoned off the area," he also said. No comment was available from the U.S. army on the incident.
A police source had said earlier that police forces in Babel province found a body of a U.S. soldier who was kidnapped last week near al-Musayab river. "Babel police forces today found a body, believed to belong to one of the three U.S. soldiers who were kidnapped last week in al-Mahmodiya region, south of Baghdad," the source, who asked not to be named, told the (VOI).
"The body bore a gunshot wound to the head, the hand had a tattoo and he wore U.S. pants," he added. No comment was available from the U.S. army on the incident.
Three U.S. soldiers were kidnapped last week in al-Mahmodiya region, south of Baghdad. The U.S. army launched a wide-scale operation in response to search for them.
Meanwhile, the state-run al-Iraqia satellite television said in breaking news that police forces found the body of one of the kidnapped U.S. soldiers in Mashrooa al-Musayab, south of Baghdad. |