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Alamo man rescued by Iraqis, troops
Chuck Squatriglia and Steve Rubenstein, Chronicle Staff Writers
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Iraqi and U.S. troops rescued an Alamo man who had been held by insurgents in Iraq for more than six weeks, authorities said today.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said 63-year-old Douglas Wood, an Australian native, had been rescued during a military raid in Baghdad and that he was doing well. Wood's release followed weeks of negotiations by Australian officials and that country's highest-ranking Muslim cleric.
"I am delighted to inform the House that the Australian hostage in Iraq, Mr. Douglas Wood, is safe from his captors," Howard said to cheers in the Australian parliament
Alamo man rescued by Iraqis, troops
Chuck Squatriglia and Steve Rubenstein, Chronicle Staff Writers
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Iraqi and U.S. troops rescued an Alamo man who had been held by insurgents in Iraq for more than six weeks, authorities said today.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said 63-year-old Douglas Wood, an Australian native, had been rescued during a military raid in Baghdad and that he was doing well. Wood's release followed weeks of negotiations by Australian officials and that country's highest-ranking Muslim cleric.
"I am delighted to inform the House that the Australian hostage in Iraq, Mr. Douglas Wood, is safe from his captors," Howard said to cheers in the Australian parliament
