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23/09/2004
Wife of UK hostage issues mercy plea to kidnappers
The wife of Ken Bigley, the British engineer who is being held hostage in Iraq, has made an emotional appeal today for the safe release of her husband.
Thailand-born Sombat Bigley appealed to the terror group to release her husband of seven years who is an "ordinary, hardworking family man who wanted to help the people of Iraq amongst whom he made many friends".
She said: "Thank you for allowing me to see Ken when he made his appeal. I desperately want to be re-united with my husband.
"I plea for your mercy now and beg that you release Ken so that I may be with him again and so that he may also be re-united with his family in England.
"As a loving wife, I beg you once more for mercy."
Mr Bigley, 62, was working as an engineer in Baghdad when he was kidnapped seven days ago. He was seized, along with two US citizens, by the Tawhid and Jihad group which is led by Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al Zarqawi.
The group beheaded both US citizens, Eugene Armstrong and Jack Hensley, on Monday and Tuesday.
The terror group has demanded the release of two senior Iraqi scientists currently held by US authorities.
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Thailand-born Sombat Bigley appealed to the terror group to release her husband of seven years who is an "ordinary, hardworking family man who wanted to help the people of Iraq amongst whom he made many friends".
She said: "Thank you for allowing me to see Ken when he made his appeal. I desperately want to be re-united with my husband.
"I plea for your mercy now and beg that you release Ken so that I may be with him again and so that he may also be re-united with his family in England.
"As a loving wife, I beg you once more for mercy."
Mr Bigley, 62, was working as an engineer in Baghdad when he was kidnapped seven days ago. He was seized, along with two US citizens, by the Tawhid and Jihad group which is led by Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al Zarqawi.
The group beheaded both US citizens, Eugene Armstrong and Jack Hensley, on Monday and Tuesday.
The terror group has demanded the release of two senior Iraqi scientists currently held by US authorities.
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Efforts to free Ken Bigley stepped up with leaflet drop
Efforts to free British engineer Ken Bigley from his kidnap ordeal in Iraq have been stepped up today with the distribution of 50,000 leaflets containing a personal appeal from his family.
Efforts to free Ken Bigley stepped up with leaflet drop
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29 September 2004
New footage of UK hostage is released
Footage of the British hostage Ken Bigley has been broadcasted by the Qatar-based news agency Al Jazeera today. During the short sequence, the 62-year-old engineer is sitting squat in a mesh cage. He appears drained and exhausted, wearing an orange boiler suit similar to the kind other hostages have been forced to wear by militant captors.
New footage of UK hostage is released
Footage of the British hostage Ken Bigley has been broadcasted by the Qatar-based news agency Al Jazeera today. During the short sequence, the 62-year-old engineer is sitting squat in a mesh cage. He appears drained and exhausted, wearing an orange boiler suit similar to the kind other hostages have been forced to wear by militant captors.
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