Kidnapping and murder of Kenneth Bigley
Kenneth Bigley, a 62-year old male citizen from Liverpool, 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 has received international attention.
See also
- 2003 invasion of Iraq
- Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse
- Human rights situation in post-Saddam Iraq
- Decapitation