Thursday 17 February 2005, 15:09 Makka Time, 12:09 GMT
Security sources announced, on Thursday that a group of armed men seized a member of interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's party in Samarra (close to Baghdad).
"Saif Abu Mishaal Hasan, in charge of the Iraqi National Accord (INA) in Salah al-Din, was kidnapped from his house in Dijla."
Further details are not available at moment.
Meanwhile a bomb in the same city a bomb caused the death of a policeman and wounded another four, according to a police source.
Other three police officer were killed in a gunbattle when som e fighters were trying to kill a police captain on Wednesday, close to Samarra.
Captain Mudir al-Baldawi referred that, The unknown man opened fire on my convoy, police returned fire and three of them were killed in the ensuing firefight, as well as the attacker."
One of the insurgents died in the attack too.
The former ruling Baath party member Malik al-Hmud was arrested, on Wednesday, by the US and Iraqi forces.
Official sources said he was found at home.One of his activities was tryin to help the insurgents and hide them from the authorities.
Il Romanaccio at 7:09 PM
