Polish man recalls captors who mistook him for CIA in Iraq
Jerzy Kos, a 54 year old Polish engineer held with two other hostages near Baghdad, says Iraqi captors believed he worked with the DEA and threatened execution to pressure Poland over its troops. He described being blindfolded and interrogated in various locations before rescue by U S special forces south of Baghdad on June 8.
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North Korea ends loudspeaker broadcasts toward South
North Korea halted decades of hot exchanges with a final midnight broadcast from the garrison frontier. Yonhap quoted Pyongyang blaming the United States for the conflict and urging national reunification while urging friendly ties with Seoul. The U S troops in the South remain at about 37000 as South Korea and the North agreed to halt the broadcasts on the eve of the summit anniversary.
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French police arrest 13 suspected militants in Paris region
French anti-terror police detained 13 suspects aged 25 to 35 in raids around Paris tied to forging official papers and Salafist links. An imam from Hauts-de-Seine and others from Seine-Saint-Denis were held. at least one pistol and laminating materials were seized. Spain reported related anti-terror actions including judge Garzon completing an Al Qaida probe and charges against 23 people over Madrid bombings.
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