A post on a website is claiming that Kenneth Bigley has been killed. Bigley, along with Eugene Armstrong, and Jack Hensley were kidnapped on
September 16. The demands were that all Iraqi women be released from prison. Armstrong and Hensley have both been beheaded recently.
nytimes.com
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- An Internet posting claimed Saturday that an al-Qaida-linked group has killed British hostage Kenneth Bigley. The claim could
not immediately be confirmed, and Britain's Foreign Office described the site where it appeared as ``discredited.''
Bigley was kidnapped Sept. 16 with two Americans, Eugene Armstrong and Jack Hensley, who have since been beheaded. They were all taken from their home
in Baghdad by the Tawhid and Jihad group of Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
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After gorey images of the beheading of Armstrong and Hensley hit the internet, British families pleaded for the release of Kenneth Bigley. A website,
that often carries Al-Zarqawi's messages has claimed the killing of Bigley. Bigley was recently seen in a video begging for his life.
Bigley was given 48 hours for the demands of his captors to be met. The US states that it has no intention of releasing the two key women they have
in Iraqi prison. The Foreign Office of London describing the site as "discredited."
More than 140 people have been taken hostage in Iraq, with the most recent being 8 Egyptians.
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[edit on 25-9-2004 by deeprivergal]
[edit on 25-9-2004 by deeprivergal]