Iraq Made $1 Million on Hostage Flights
<i> Reuters</i>
BAGHDAD, Iraq —
The Iraqi government, which barred foreign aircraft from collecting hostages, earned about $1 million from the final airlift taking them home, an Iraqi Airways official said Tuesday.
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