"I took off but he was able to get in the carriage," the driver, 60, who asked that his name be withheld for safety reasons, told the station.
This post is by an Iraqi employee of The New York Times based in Diyala whose name is being withheld for his safety.
"They're the best sources we have," said the detective, whose name is being withheld for his safety.
An official at the women's shelter where Mahboba was taken, the location of which is being withheld for her safety, said Mahboba was in good condition.
"You know how it is," said a 25-year-old protester named Hassan, who was arrested for demonstrating in June and whose last name is being withheld for his safety.
Like other refugees interviewed, his last name has been withheld for his safety.
"When the fighting started between the Shabab and the government forces just outside Beledweyne, the girls had to flee to the bush, where they were finally caught," said a resident whose name was withheld for his safety.
"They were all seeking jihad," he said, and for one American, "the only words he knew in Arabic were 'jihad' and 'greetings.' " (Abdulla, whose full name was withheld for his safety, said he was one of about 15 smugglers working the border).
It was still burning 13 hours after the initial blast, said Muhammad, a rebel spokesman there whose full name was withheld for his family's safety.
