US occupation troops have arrested an Agence-France
Presse journalist in the Iraqi town of Tikrit , reports our
correspondent. The reasons for Ahmad Nuri's arrest on Wednesday
were not immediately clear, the correspondent said. Many journalists in
Iraq, including several Aljazeera reporters and cameramen, have been
detained in the past by occupation troops or police and then released
without charge or apology. Iraqi journalists have been particularly
vulnerable to detention by foreign occupation forces or the interim
government. Reporters covering the unrest in Iraq have come under
renewed pressure in recent days. [more ]
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