| An Iraqi man who owns a laundry and a restaurant on a United States military base in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul was found with his hands cut off and an eye gouged out, the police said on Thursday. Accused of "collaborating" with the American forces, 58-year-old Yunes Mohamed Ali was kidnapped while driving in his car on June 29. The kidnappers demanded a $20 000 (about R120 000) ransom from his family, who handed over the money, said police commander Rael Faez Nafal. The victim was found dumped by the roadside on Wednesday in the region of Kukeji, east of Mosul, 370km north of Baghdad. After examining the amputations, Mosul hospital Doctor Walid Jassem said the kidnappers had "some knowledge of surgery". |