Two Kuwaiti nationals kidnapped in Iraqi desert: Security officials

Two Kuwaitis were kidnapped while on a hunting trip in a desert area in Iraq on Sunday, two security officials said on Monday, adding that security forces have launched a wide-scale search for the two. A police colonel confirmed the kidnapping, which occurred in a desert area between Anbar and Salahuddin provinces. Iraqi security officials said an initial investigation showed that one of the hunters' vehicles was attacked by gunmen and contact had been lost with the two Kuwaitis.