Shafaq News / A member of the Commission for Human Rights, Ali al-Bayati, announced on Tuesday that a German woman had been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

In a statement received by Shafaq News agency, Al-Bayati said, "Hella Lewis, director of the cultural section of Goethe Institute, has been kidnapped in Abu Nuw'as Street at eight o'clock by unknown gunmen".

In the same context, a security source told Shafaq News agency that the ministry of interior is conducting a serious follow up on the case".