CBS journalists missing in Iraq
Two journalists working for the American network CBS are believed to have been kidnapped in southern Iraq.
Police and witnesses said they were seized from a hotel in the city of Basra by at least eight gunmen.
CBS released a statement saying the two were missing and that efforts were under way to find them.
The network did not name the journalists and it requested that others refrain from speculating on their identities.
"CBS News has been in touch with their families and asks that their privacy be respected," the statement added.
The journalists were taken from the Sultan Palace Hotel, police and witnesses said.
A member of staff was quoted as saying the gunmen had arrived at the hotel earlier in the day and inquired about who was staying there. They are said to have returned later in a four-wheel drive vehicle.
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