Armed men seize 17 Palestinians in Baghdad

17 Palestinian men were seized on Tuesday by armed men wearing police uniforms from a Baghdad house rented by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), the agency said.

"The UNHCR is very concerned and is seeking information about their whereabouts," UNHCR spokesman Ron Redmond told a news briefing in Geneva. Palestinian refugees in Iraq, who total around 15,000, have

become the target of increasing attacks, including kidnappings and killings, the agency said. (Reuters)