Hostages freed

BAGHDAD – Most of the dozens of hostages seized at a Higher Education Ministry building on Tuesday have been freed, the government said on yesterday.

An official at the Prime Minister’s media office said around 40 hostages had been in the hands of the kidnappers by Tuesday evening and “most of them have been released”. He did not give exact numbers or say how they were freed.There were different reports on how many were seized from the Higher Education Ministry building in central Baghdad in a raid by gunmen in police uniforms.Around 20 were released within hours on Tuesday.Nampa-ReutersHe did not give exact numbers or say how they were freed.There were different reports on how many were seized from the Higher Education Ministry building in central Baghdad in a raid by gunmen in police uniforms.Around 20 were released within hours on Tuesday.Nampa-Reuters