3 U.S. Soldiers Killed In Iraq
Coalition Forces Also Free Seven Iraqi Kidnap Victims
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The kidnapping drama occurred in two villages near Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad.
The attackers arrived in several cars and pickup trucks at about 6:30 a.m. and seized the 10 young men from their homes, but they were confronted by local sheiks and citizens, police said.
Iraqi and U.S. forces rushed to the scene and fierce fighting took place, with five gunmen wounded and 36 captured, police said. Three villagers also were injured.
Seven of the hostages were freed, but one vehicle escaped with the other three, police said.
The identities of the kidnappers were unclear, but they were believed to be a Shiite death squad. Police said some of the gunmen belonged to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militia, the Mahdi Army.
The captors wore fake military uniforms or civilian clothes, and some carried false Health Ministry identification cards, police said.
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