Kidnappers in negotiations for release of cleric in Iraq: report

Kidnappers in negotiations for release of cleric in Iraq: report
The Syriac Christian archbishop of Mosul has begun negotiating the release of his Chaldean counterpart kidnapped in the northern Iraqi city, the MISNA news agency reported Saturday.

“We received a telephone call from the kidnappers and have begun negotiations for the release of Monsignor Faraj Rahhu,” Monsignor Baptiste Georges Casmoussa told the Rome-based missionary news agency.