Ken Bigley dead ?

Ken Bigley dead ?

he Foreign Office is checking claims that British hostage Ken Bigley has been murdered in Iraq.

The 62-year-old from Liverpool was reportedly killed despite pleas to the terrorists holding him to show mercy.


Militants in the Iraqi city of Fallujah say they believe Mr Bigley was killed on Thursday.

The captive's family had begged Tony Blair to step in and attempt to secure his release.

Engineer Mr Bigley was abducted in Baghdad along with fellow construction workers Jack Hensley and Eugene Armstrong three weeks ago.

A news presenter in Abu Dhabi said on television: "We have learned from informed sources in the Iraqi capital that the kidnappers of Kenneth Bigley have killed him."

Mr Bigley's brother, Paul, said: "I have heard these reports and I am looking into them right now."

The Tawhid and Jihad terrorist group beheaded the two Americans within a week and their remains were found in the Iraqi capital.

Abu Musab al Zarqawi, who ranks as one of Washington's most wanted men, is believed to have killed at least one of the Americans.

The kidnappers had initially called for the release of all women prisoners held in US-run prisons, but their demands later became more muddled.

The horrific alert comes just 24 hours after Iraq's interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, said there were promising behind-the-scenes to secure Mr Bigley's release.

A spokesman for the British Foreign Office said: "We are trying urgently to corroborate reports that Mr Bigley has been killed, but have not yet done so.

"We are in close touch with Mr Bigley's family at this difficult time."

wankers - bollocks to religion...it's a load of old toss...nothing can justify murder in any religion - the sooner we capture or kill these terrorists the better

Ive just been told this was on the lunchtime news and they have confirmed that hhe has been murdered. Has anyone heard this?

i've heard it too. rumours from an iraqi contact. But sometimes these rumours do turn out to be false.

have u seen gadaffi's son trying to 'help out' - is he after brownie points or what? interfering pillock

I'm listening to 5 live now - no confirmation as yet, no body found....some Arab telly station is making the claims

we should adopt the same tatics in this WAR

Terrible stuff but in all fairness he was a very very silly man to be there in the first place i dont care how much money he was getting doing the job he was there.

someones gotta do the job, also i dont think it was purely money driven, some people get satisfaction outta helpin those in need

this is true, you have to accept the risks involved...he was working unguarded in a war zone...asking for trouble tbh

Didnt Kenny become Irish on Wednesday?

So much for the luck of the Irish then

i'm sorry, but i'm sure it's more to do with the big dollars involved

Apparently - the beheading video has been released :

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/041008/325/f46v6.html

Was inevitable tbh but really sad. Poor bloke, and his family

Yeah he did. Didn't think it would do much good tbh

Fucking ****s over there like!:evil: What was the point? It's just insane! RIP!

Any links?

no - it just said a video was released - more than likely handed to some news agency, al jazier or whatever it's called...

Theres something on Soulseek claiming to be the beheading video already

Most of the sites I go on to learn about Ken's last minutes I get:


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i ain't going looking... seen a few... i get the drift.

I really dunno if I could look :sick: