国际英语新闻:37 killed, 56 wounded in Iraq's hostage drama
2010-11-01来源:和谐英语
BAGHDAD, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- As many as 37 people were killed and 56 others were wounded on Sunday in Iraq's hostage drama when gunmen and security forces traded fire in down town Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.
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Iraqi Christians attend a traditional Christmas day mass at Our Lady of Salvation church in central Baghdad in this December 25, 2005 file photo. Gunmen held more than 50 Catholic parishioners hostage for several hours in the Iraqi church on Sunday, threatening to kill them if al Qaeda prisoners were not released, before a police raid ended the stand-off. |
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