IRAQ: Two top officials arrested in Baghdad

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Att.Editors: The following item is from the Qatar News Agency (QNA)

BAGHDAD, May 2 2003 (IPS) - One of the most prominent officials of the Baath Party, member of the Iraqi Revolutionary Council Misbah Hadi, was arrested in Baghdad, a representative of the US military command said on Friday.

Iraqi former Trade Minister Mohammed Mahdi Saleh has been reported under arrest as well.

Both Iraqi officials are on the list of the fifty-five supporters of the former Baghdad regime who are most heavily searched for by the coalition authorities.