Iraqi forces tonight freed about 100 hostages being held by gunmen inside a Baghdad church.

US Lt Col Eric Bloom said about 100 hostages were believed to be inside the Catholic church when gunmen stormed the building.

There were conflicting reports about how many attackers were involved and how many people were killed in the incident.

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