Fate of 34 abductees remains unknown, Iraqi troops find bodies at the site

'While 30 of the workers have been released, the fate of the 34 others remain unknown' the spokesman said. He added 'the security authorities are continuing their search for those remaining (workers).'

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Iraqi troops find bodies after workers abducted
Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:47 AM BST
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi soldiers said on Thursday they had found several bodies in a violent area north of Baghdad where factory workers were abducted by gunmen a day earlier.

Police and government officials offered contradictory accounts of how the abductions took place and how many people were involved.

Iraq's Industry and Minerals Ministry said initial police reports that 80 or more workers had been seized were inaccurate. Only 30 had been abducted, it said, most of whom had already been freed. But police in the area insisted on Thursday that their higher figure was correct.

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