British newspaper reveals the value of the amount of money paid by the Qatari fishermen

British newspaper reveals the value of the amount of money paid by the Qatari fishermen

LONDON, April 28 (UPI) - Iraqi security forces found the largest amount of cash at Baghdad airport, and estimated that $ 500 million in cash would have been paid for ransom, the Independent newspaper reported today. 500 million US dollars, put in 23 bags. "
"It is supposed to be a ransom that would have been offered by Qatari officials in exchange for the release of 24 Qatari nationals, the majority of them from the ruling family, as well as Saudis who were on a falconry trip in southern Iraq when they were abducted by militias 16 months ago," it said.
The author of the report that "the Independent has seen a secret message sent by the secret Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi revealed the story of the ransom of 500 million dollars.
"Abadi said in the document:" Qatar asked the Iraqi government permission to land a plane at Baghdad International Airport on April 15 to transport the released Qataris, "adding that" officials at the airport were surprised by the existence of 23 heavy bags containing funds appeared without the consent or knowledge prior".
"The officials at the airport alerted to the existence of funds after putting these bags on the X-ray machine."
"He was on board the Qatari ambassador to Iraq and a special envoy of Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, but they did not ask for diplomatic immunity," he said.
"They do not seem to have asked because they think the hijackers or their spies are self-employed at the airport themselves and they will take over the money," the Independent said.
Qatar denied ransom payments for the release of its captors abducted in Iraq, explaining that the introduction of national funds was to support Baghdad in the release of the 26 detainees, also confirmed that the introduction of funds was "officially".
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani expressed his surprise at the comments made by Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi on Tuesday regarding the Qatari kidnappers who were released last Friday.
Abadi said Tuesday at a press conference in Baghdad that his government is reserving a large amount of money entered the country by a Qatari aircraft during the release of the abductees. Finished

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