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17/01/2007
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.
Scotland Yard officers are understood to have travelled to Turkey in order to question Syrian national Loa'i al Saqa, who is currently in custody in Istanbul, charged with organising a series of suicide bombings in the city in 2003, including that of the British consulate.
Last April, a lawyer acting for Mr al Saqa claimed that he had taken part in the informal trial which had sentenced Mr Bigley to death under Islamic Sharia law.
According to reports from Turkey's state-run Anatolia new agency, Mr al Saqa was interviewed for over an hour by a Turkish prosecutor, in the presence of British police and officials from the British Embassy.
Mr Bigley, a 62-year-old engineer from Liverpool, was taken hostage in Baghdad in September 2004. He was later beheaded by his captors, but his body has never been found.
(KMcA)
Scotland Yard officers are understood to have travelled to Turkey in order to question Syrian national Loa'i al Saqa, who is currently in custody in Istanbul, charged with organising a series of suicide bombings in the city in 2003, including that of the British consulate.
Last April, a lawyer acting for Mr al Saqa claimed that he had taken part in the informal trial which had sentenced Mr Bigley to death under Islamic Sharia law.
According to reports from Turkey's state-run Anatolia new agency, Mr al Saqa was interviewed for over an hour by a Turkish prosecutor, in the presence of British police and officials from the British Embassy.
Mr Bigley, a 62-year-old engineer from Liverpool, was taken hostage in Baghdad in September 2004. He was later beheaded by his captors, but his body has never been found.
(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.
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20 April 2006
Suspect's Bigley 'trial' claims to be investigated
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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.
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.
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.
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