Family of Briton held in Iraq issue final appeal for mercy
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LONDON, United Kingdom -- The family of a British engineer held hostage in Iraq made a final desperate appeal to his captors Thursday to &quot;be merciful&quot;, as hopes for his safe release started to fade.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A weeping British hostage was shown pleading for help between the bars of a makeshift cage in a video that surfaced Wednesday, a sobering reminder of the grim reality for at least 18 foreign captives still held by Iraqi militants.    There is wide speculation that ransoms were paid for the freedom of a dozen hostages, including two Italian aid workers...
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BAGHDAD, Iraq British Muslim officials are asking for the release of a British man being held in Iraq, saying he shouldn&#39;t be held responsible for Britain&#39;s participation in the Iraq war.
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THE family of an Iraqi civilian who was beaten to death allegedly by British soldiers while in their custody won a landmark case in the High Court yesterday that will have
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Messages follow American's beheading BAGHDAD The families of an American and a British engineer being held hostage by a militant group pleaded Tuesday for officials to help get the men released hours after the ...
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The family of a British engineer kidnapped in Baghdad issued a plea for his release yesterday, saying they were &quot;devastated&quot; that he had been taken.
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The Palestinian family of a Jordanian hostage threatened with death in Iraq appealed on Sunday for his release, saying he was a father of seven who did not collaborate with Iraq's "occupier."
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The British Embassy in Baghdad has distributed 50,000 leaflets carrying a message from the family of a Briton kidnapped in Iraq that pleas with residents to help find the man, the Foreign Office said Friday.
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The families of five Britons kidnapped in Iraq in May appealed Thursday to their captors for their release, as Foreign Secretary David Miliband said he was &quot;deeply concerned&quot; for them.
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The family of British hostage Kenneth Bigley is anxiously awaiting news after the apparent deadline for his execution in Iraq passed without word of his fate.
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The brother of the first British female soldier to die in Iraq since the war began said today her family were trying to come to terms with her death.
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The Thai wife of a British man being held hostage in Iraq made an emotional plea for mercy to his kidnappers Thursday after his two American colleagues were beheaded.
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THE family of a British engineer kidnapped in Iraq by gunmen last night begged for his release. Relatives of 62-year-old Ken Bigley said they were struggling to understand why the dad-of-one was targeted along with two Americans.
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Iraqi kidnappers have beheaded a British man who was seized last month, his family said yesterday, ending what one relative called &#39;&#39;three long weeks of agony.
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The family of Ken Bigley, the Briton kidnapped in Iraq, have released a statement through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office appealing for his safe release.
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An 11-year-old Iraqi girl who lost a leg  and 17 members of her family during last year's war urged  kidnappers Saturday to release a British hostage they have been  holding for nine days under threat of death.
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The mother of the British hostage held in Iraq was taken to hospital last night after making an emotional appeal to his captors.