Foreign journalist kidnapped in Iraq: Interior Ministry 

A foreign journalist has been kidnapped in Iraq, the Ministry of Interior has confirmed, without providing any information about the reporter’s identity.

The ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that the journalist was kidnapped by “unknown individuals” in Baghdad, according to the Iraqi News Agency.

Security forces arrested one of the suspects and seized a vehicle used in the abduction after a pursuit of the kidnappers, the ministry said.

It added that efforts are continuing to find those involved in the kidnapping and secure the release of the journalist.

More to come.