Reports of Bigley being moved ‘remain unconfirmed’

THE British Embassy in Iraq has no information about news reports that hostage Ken Bigley has been handed over to another kidnapping group.

Tue, 05 Oct, 2004 - 01:00

John Davis

The 62-year-old Liverpool engineer was kidnapped two weeks ago in Baghdad along with two American colleagues who have since been beheaded.

The Tawhid and Jihad group, controlled by Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, claims to be holding him and has demanded the release of female prisoners in Iraq.

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Courts Place: Baghdad Place: Iraq Place: Kuwait Place: Libya Place: Italy Person: Bigley Person: Ken Bigley Person: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Person: Victoria Whitford Person: Paul Bigley Person: Moammar Gaddafi Organisation: British Embassy Organisation: Tawhid And Jihad Organisation: BBC TV Organisation: Gaddafi foundation Organisation: Al-Jazeera Organisation: Salafist Brigades of Abu Bakr Al-Sidiq

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