| An Egyptian embassy worker was kidnapped Monday in Baghdad while on a trip outside the compound, an Iraqi foreign ministry official said. In Cairo, Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alaa Hadidi confirmed that the man did not show up to work and said the ministry was in contact with Iraqi authorities to learn his fate. He did not give the name of the worker. The embassy worker did not return to the embassy hours after he left, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. |