A newlywed couple was ordered out of their car at a Baghdad checkpoint only for suspicious Iraqi guards to discover the blushing bride was really a man, News.com.au reported.
The “bride,” “groom” and two other passengers in the car were actually wanted militants trying to sneak past security in disguise, the Iraqi defense ministry said in a statement.
“Iraqi soldiers set up a checkpoint near Taji (25 miles from Baghdad) and during their duty they stopped a wedding procession,” the statement said.
“The soldiers became suspicious because the procession did not follow orders to stop. The occupants of the car were told to step out of the car and were searched. Four people in the procession were found to be wanted terrorists and arrested.”
The defence ministry released pictures of the “bridal couple.”
“She” was identified as Haider Mu’alla, looking more like an embarrassed bride than a blushing one, dressed in a white ill-fitting wedding dress, News.com.au reported.