CBC wrote:OTTAWA - A second Canadian man has been kidnapped in Iraq, the Foreign Affairs Department confirmed on Tuesday.
A spokesperson for the department said Rifaat Mohamed Rifaat has been missing since April 8. Ottawa confirmed on Tuesday he is Canadian and has been kidnapped.
He is alive, the spokesperson said, but Ottawa doesn't know who kidnapped him or where he's being held.
Rifaat, 41, was last seen leaving work at a prison west of Baghdad, where he was working for a Saudi company doing repairs.
His brother, Ali Rifaat, reported him missing.
It's not clear his captors know he is Canadian.
Foreign Affairs has notified his family and is urging the kidnappers to release him.
The confirmation of Rifaat's kidnapping comes on the day another Canadian had been held captive in Iraq was due home in Montreal.
Fadi Fadel, an aid worker held for 10 days by Iraqi militants, was freed four days ago and has been recovering in Jordan.
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Second Canadian Abducted In Iraq
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Second Canadian Abducted In Iraq
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