2 Polish Journalists Reportedly Escape
From Times Wire Reports
Two Polish broadcast journalists escaped after being detained by Iraqi forces and are safe in the city of Najaf, south of Baghdad, an editorial executive at TVN 24 said in Warsaw.
On Monday, Marcin Firlej of TVN 24 and Jacek Kaczmarek of Polish public radio, were detained by a group of armed Iraqis, some in uniform and some wearing black, between Karbala and Najaf. The executive said an Iraqi teacher helped them escape by giving them back the keys to their car.
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