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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, begging British Prime Minister Tony Blair to help him and release the female detainees held by the coalition. His kidnapping has received international attention and a delegation of British Muslims have traveled to Iraq on his behalf.

A further video was released on September 29 illustrating that Bigley was still alive, but apparently kept in a cage wearing an orange boiler suit. In it he pleads for help and states "Tony Blair is lying. He doesn't care about me. I'm just one person".

The other two people kidnapped alongside Bigley have been gruesomely beheaded, with the videos of their murders posted on the internet.

Earlier that day, September 19, Paul Bigley, Kenneth's brother, said he had also received a translated copy of a communiqué released "from the Arab world" which claims his 62-year-old brother would be freed.

A transcript of the message, which is posted on the website AlQalah.com, says the group "frees the prisoner and saves his life and warns all those who collaborate with the aggressor, in whatever form, to leave the country, otherwise they will meet the same fate as his predecessors, that is beheading".

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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, begging British Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] to help him and release the female detainees held by the coalition. His kidnapping has received international attention, and a delegation of British Muslims has travelled to Iraq on his behalf.
+'''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, begging British Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] to help him and release the female detainees held by the coalition. His kidnapping has received international attention and a delegation of British Muslims have traveled to Iraq on his behalf.
-A further video was released on Spetember 29 showing Bigley was still alive, but apparently kept in a cage waering an Orange boiler suit.  In it he pleads for help and states "''Tony Blair is lying. He doesn't care about me. I'm just one person''".
+A further video was released on September 29 illustrating that Bigley was still alive, but apparently kept in a cage wearing an orange boiler suit.  In it he pleads for help and states "''Tony Blair is lying. He doesn't care about me. I'm just one person''".
-The other two People Bigley was kidnapped alongside have been grusomely beheaded, and the videos of said have been posted on the internet.
+The other two people kidnapped alongside Bigley have been gruesomely beheaded, with the videos of their murders posted on the internet.
-Earlier that day, [[September 19]], Paul Bigley, Kennith's brother, said he had also received a translated copy of a communiqué released "from the Arab world" which claims his 62-year-old brother would be freed.
+Earlier that day, [[September 19]], Paul Bigley, Kenneth's brother, said he had also received a translated copy of a communiqué released "from the Arab world" which claims his 62-year-old brother would be freed.
 A transcript of the message, which is posted on the website AlQalah.com, says the group "frees the prisoner and saves his life and warns all those who collaborate with the aggressor, in whatever form, to leave the country, otherwise they will meet the same fate as his predecessors, that is beheading".

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