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| Iraq | |
| Zubaidi in custody | |
| 2003-04-27 | |
FoxNews reports that Baghdad's self-appointed mayor has been jugged.
FOLLOWUP: U.S. forces in Iraq accused Mohammed Mohsen al-Zubeidi, self-proclaimed mayor of Baghdad, of exerting authority he didn't have, reported al-Jazeera Satellite TV. Zubeidi was arrested at 5 p.m. in downtown Baghdad "for his inability to support the coalition military authority and for exercising authority which was not his," U.S. military spokesman Capt. David Connolly was quoted as telling AP in Baghdad. Soldiers arrested seven others found with al-Zubeidi, Connolly said without identifying them. Al-Zubeidi, who has cast himself as a volunteer to help Iraq get back on its feet, never discouraged widespread rumors that he was appointed by U.S. military authorities. Connolly accused al-Zubeidi of writing letters to utility plants ordering them to await his instructions before restarting operations and firing some employees of the government electricity company who were returning to work. | |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |