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  • April 2008
    • Iraqi Army Rescues British Journalist

      Iraqi Army Rescues British Journalist

      (Newser) - Iraqi troops rescued British photojournalist Richard Butler during a raid in Basra today, the Daily Telegraph reports. Storming a suburban house, soldiers found Butler with a hood over his head, but apparently unharmed. Butler had been working in Basra for CBS when he was abducted—by what were thought to be Shiite militiamen—from his hotel 2 months ago. More »

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      Iraq   Basra   Iraq Army   Iraqi militias   photojournalist   Richard Butler

  • February 2008
    • Journalists Kidnapped in Iraq

      Journalists Kidnapped in Iraq

      (Newser) - A CBS photographer and translator have been kidnapped in Iraq, reports the Italian news agency ADN Kronos. Richard Butler, a Briton whose work has appeared in Newsweek and Time, and an Iraqi co-worker were forced out of their Basra hotel and into a car by a group of armed men, a police source said. A hotel employee told AFP about 10 men abducted the journalists. More »

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      Iraq   kidnapping   Basra   journalist   Richard Butler

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