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IRAQ: Honeymoon in Baghdad?

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The car was festooned with flowers. The bride was resplendent in a puffy white gown. ‎And what a tall, strapping bride she was! A bit too tall for soldiers who stopped the ‎seemingly happy couple as they approached a military checkpoint north of Baghdad ‎on Sunday.

According to a statement from Iraq’s Ministry of Defense, ‎Iraqi troops got suspicious when the car tried to pass through the checkpoint without ‎stopping. The occupants were ordered out of the vehicle, and a pat-down search ‎quickly revealed that this was no ordinary couple. Iraqi officials said the bride, groom ‎and two escorts actually were wanted men suspected of involvement in insurgent ‎activity. The ministry statement included photographs of the men, both before and ‎after the wedding.‎

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— Tina Susman in Baghdad

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