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29/09/2004
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.
Mr Bigley tells his captors: "Tony Blair is a liar – he doesn’t care about me. I am just one person. My captors don’t want to kill me."
According to the Al Jazeera website, Mr Bigley also criticises the Prime Minister for not negotiating for his release, and issues another call for the release of women prisoners in Iraq's jails.
The Briton was seized almost two weeks ago, along with Eugene Armstrong and Jack Hensley, by the Tawhid and Jihad group which is led by Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al Zarqawi. Mr Armstrong and Mr Hensley were beheaded last week.
The terror group has demanded the release of all women prisoners in Iraqi jails. However, the UK and US governments have ruled out any possibility of negotiating with the kidnappers.
Last week efforts to free Ken Bigley from his kidnap ordeal were stepped up with the distribution of 50,000 leaflets containing a personal appeal from his family.
Organised by the British Foreign Office, the leaflets have been handed out in the Mansour district of Baghdad – the area from where Mr Bigley and two US citizens were snatched.
The three men were the latest among more than 100 foreigners who have been abducted in Iraq over the past 17 months by insurgents.
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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.
Mr Bigley tells his captors: "Tony Blair is a liar – he doesn’t care about me. I am just one person. My captors don’t want to kill me."
According to the Al Jazeera website, Mr Bigley also criticises the Prime Minister for not negotiating for his release, and issues another call for the release of women prisoners in Iraq's jails.
The Briton was seized almost two weeks ago, along with Eugene Armstrong and Jack Hensley, by the Tawhid and Jihad group which is led by Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al Zarqawi. Mr Armstrong and Mr Hensley were beheaded last week.
The terror group has demanded the release of all women prisoners in Iraqi jails. However, the UK and US governments have ruled out any possibility of negotiating with the kidnappers.
Last week efforts to free Ken Bigley from his kidnap ordeal were stepped up with the distribution of 50,000 leaflets containing a personal appeal from his family.
Organised by the British Foreign Office, the leaflets have been handed out in the Mansour district of Baghdad – the area from where Mr Bigley and two US citizens were snatched.
The three men were the latest among more than 100 foreigners who have been abducted in Iraq over the past 17 months by insurgents.
(gmcg/mb)
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30 September 2004
Son of UK hostage appeals again to kidnappers
The son of UK hostage Ken Bigley has made a direct appeal to the militant kidnappers to release his father, following on from Al Jazeera's broadcast yesterday of new footage which confirmed that Mr Bigley is still alive. The Qatar-based news agency broadcast a short sequence yesterday showing the 62-year-old engineer sitting squat in a mesh cage.
Son of UK hostage appeals again to kidnappers
The son of UK hostage Ken Bigley has made a direct appeal to the militant kidnappers to release his father, following on from Al Jazeera's broadcast yesterday of new footage which confirmed that Mr Bigley is still alive. The Qatar-based news agency broadcast a short sequence yesterday showing the 62-year-old engineer sitting squat in a mesh cage.
17 January 2007
Ken Bigley death - man questioned
A man has reportedly been questioned in Turkey in connection with the death of Briton Ken Bigley, who was killed in Iraq in 2004.
Ken Bigley death - man questioned
A man has reportedly been questioned in Turkey in connection with the death of Briton Ken Bigley, who was killed in Iraq in 2004.
20 September 2004
Family of British hostage appeal for son's return
The family of Ken Bigley, the Liverpool man being held hostage in Iraq, have appealed for his safe release. In a statement sent to the Arab media Mr Bigley's younger brother Philip said that he spoke on behalf of their elderly mother who just wants to see her son return home "safe and sound".
Family of British hostage appeal for son's return
The family of Ken Bigley, the Liverpool man being held hostage in Iraq, have appealed for his safe release. In a statement sent to the Arab media Mr Bigley's younger brother Philip said that he spoke on behalf of their elderly mother who just wants to see her son return home "safe and sound".
08 October 2004
Ken Bigley has been executed, reports claim
Ken Bigley, the British man being held hostage by Islamic militants in Iraq, has been murdered, reports emerging today have claimed. Reuters have quoted a source claiming to have seen video footage showing the 62-year-old engineer being beheaded. Mr Bigley, flanked by six masked men, is shown making a statement to the camera before being executed.
Ken Bigley has been executed, reports claim
Ken Bigley, the British man being held hostage by Islamic militants in Iraq, has been murdered, reports emerging today have claimed. Reuters have quoted a source claiming to have seen video footage showing the 62-year-old engineer being beheaded. Mr Bigley, flanked by six masked men, is shown making a statement to the camera before being executed.
24 September 2004
Straw demands global action against terrorists
The international community must come together to defeat terrorists and their despicable aims, the Foreign Secretary has said. Speaking to the UN General Assembly in New York, Jack Straw said that the UK was continuing to work towards the release of the British engineer, Ken Bigley, currently held captive by terrorists in Iraq.
Straw demands global action against terrorists
The international community must come together to defeat terrorists and their despicable aims, the Foreign Secretary has said. Speaking to the UN General Assembly in New York, Jack Straw said that the UK was continuing to work towards the release of the British engineer, Ken Bigley, currently held captive by terrorists in Iraq.
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