American arrested with weapons in Iraq-official
March 14, 2006
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An American described as a security
contractor has been arrested by police in a northern Iraqi town
with weapons in his car, said a provincial official.
Abdullah Jebara, the Deputy Governor of Salahaddin
province, told Reuters the man was arrested in Saddam Hussein’s
hometown of Tikrit on Monday.
The Joint Coordination Center between the U.S. and Iraqi
military in Tikrit said the man it described as a security
contractor working for a private company, possessed explosives
which were found in his car. It said he was arrested on
Tuesday.
Source: reuters