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20/04/2006
Suspect's Bigley 'trial' claims to be investigated
An al-Qaeda suspect has claimed that he is one of the group who were responsible for the capture and execution of British hostage Kenneth Bigley.
The al-Qaeda suspect is being held in Turkey where he is being questioned about bombing attacks on British interests in Turkey in 2003.
The attacks left 61 people dead including the British Consul Roger Short.
Louia Sakka, 33, a Syrian national is due to go on trial next month in connection with charges relating to the funding of bombing attacks. His lawyer, Osman Karahan, has told interrogators that his client denies involvement in the bombings but that he was one of those who had “sentenced” Mr Bigley to death at a mock trial held in Iraq.
Mr Bigley, a contractor from Liverpool, was murdered in October 2004 allegedly under the orders of terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
However, while the claim by Mr Sakka that he was involved has not been verified by intelligence sources, it will nonetheless be investigated.
Mr Sakka is also accused of being a member of a group that beheaded an Iraqi lorry driver.
The body of 62-year-old Ken Bigley, who was kidnapped along with with two Americans, has not been found.
(SP/KMcA)
The al-Qaeda suspect is being held in Turkey where he is being questioned about bombing attacks on British interests in Turkey in 2003.
The attacks left 61 people dead including the British Consul Roger Short.
Louia Sakka, 33, a Syrian national is due to go on trial next month in connection with charges relating to the funding of bombing attacks. His lawyer, Osman Karahan, has told interrogators that his client denies involvement in the bombings but that he was one of those who had “sentenced” Mr Bigley to death at a mock trial held in Iraq.
Mr Bigley, a contractor from Liverpool, was murdered in October 2004 allegedly under the orders of terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
However, while the claim by Mr Sakka that he was involved has not been verified by intelligence sources, it will nonetheless be investigated.
Mr Sakka is also accused of being a member of a group that beheaded an Iraqi lorry driver.
The body of 62-year-old Ken Bigley, who was kidnapped along with with two Americans, has not been found.
(SP/KMcA)
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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.
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.
29 June 2005
Bigley family appeals for release of body
The family of Ken Bigley, the British hostage murdered in Iraq last year, have appealed for his body to be released. The 62-year-old engineer from Liverpool was working in Baghdad, when he was taken hostage by Iraqi militant group Tawhid and Jihad on September 16, 2004.
Bigley family appeals for release of body
The family of Ken Bigley, the British hostage murdered in Iraq last year, have appealed for his body to be released. The 62-year-old engineer from Liverpool was working in Baghdad, when he was taken hostage by Iraqi militant group Tawhid and Jihad on September 16, 2004.
14 October 2004
Funds linked to Bigley killers ordered to be frozen
The Chancellor has today ordered financial institutions to freeze any funds held on behalf of the terror group that beheaded British engineer in Ken Bigley in Iraq last week. Under the terrorism order 2001, it will now be a criminal offence for any financial institution to hold or facilitate funds held by Jama'at al-Tawhid Wa'al-Jihad.
Funds linked to Bigley killers ordered to be frozen
The Chancellor has today ordered financial institutions to freeze any funds held on behalf of the terror group that beheaded British engineer in Ken Bigley in Iraq last week. Under the terrorism order 2001, it will now be a criminal offence for any financial institution to hold or facilitate funds held by Jama'at al-Tawhid Wa'al-Jihad.
24 September 2004
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
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.
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