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Kenneth Bigley, a 62-year old man from Liverpool in England, was kidnapped in Iraq in September 2004, along with two Americans, Jack Hensley and Eugene Armstrong. A video was released on September 22 by his captors (led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi) showing Bigley pleading for his life. His kidnapping received international attention.

On September 26, 2004, a statement that Bigley had been executed appeared on the Islamist web site alezah.com. The UK Foreign Office questioned the credibility of that claim. [1]

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 '''Kenneth Bigley''', a 62-year old man from [[Liverpool]] in [[England]], was kidnapped in [[Iraq]] in [[September 2004]], along with two Americans, [[Jack Hensley]] and [[Eugene Armstrong]]. A video was released on [[September 22]] by his captors (led by [[Abu Musab al-Zarqawi]]) showing Bigley pleading for his life. His kidnapping received international attention.
-On September 26, 2004, a statement appeared on the [[Islamism|Islamist]] web site alezah.com that Bigley had been executed. The [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office|Foreign Office]] questioned the credibility of that claim. [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_26-9-2004_pg7_1]
+On September 26, 2004, a statement that Bigley had been executed appeared on the [[Islamism|Islamist]] web site alezah.com. The [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office|Foreign Office]] questioned the credibility of that claim. [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_26-9-2004_pg7_1]
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