Iraq demands explanation for detention of Iraqi soccer player in Bahrain

Jul 09, 2011

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Iraqi demonstrators hold pictures of soccer player Zulfiqar Naji was arrested in Bahrain in April. (File photo)

By JAMES M. DORSEY
AL ARABIYA

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has asked Bahrain for information about an Iraqi soccer player detained three months ago by security forces during anti-government protests on the Gulf island, according to Kurdi…

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