Female journalist with US passport kidnapped in Baghdad

A female journalist holding a US passport has been kidnapped in Baghdad and, according to police, was taken away by four men in civilian clothes.

The authorities have not disclosed her identity, but confirmed that one suspect has been detained and that the search for the others is continuing.

Security forces are focusing on the eastern part of the city, where the kidnappers’ vehicle was heading. The US State Department has not commented on the case.

(reuters, mja)