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Kidnapped Briton freed in Iraq
www.chinaview.cn 2004-04-12 05:21:12
LONDON, April 11 (Xinhuanet) -- A British civilian contractor kidnapped in Iraq has been released after six days of captivity, the British Foreign Office said on Sunday.
"We can confirm Mr Teeley has been released and is safe and well with coalition forces," a spokesman for the ministry told reporters.
Gary Teeley, a 37-year-old father-of-five, disappeared on Monday in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriya, where he was thought to be working.
According to the Foreign Office, Teeley is based in the Middle East as a consultant for a laundry company.
Earlier reports quoted Qatar's Al-Jazeera satellite channel as reporting that Teeley was freed "with the help of Arab tribes in the region" and had been moved to a military base after being released and turned over to coalition authorities.
It was not clear who had kidnapped Teeley or whether a deal hadbeen struck with hostage-takers to secure his release.
Concern is mounting for three Japanese civilians who were captured in Iraq after the news of Teeley's release.
The Japanese are still being held hostage by guerrillas who have reportedly threatened to kill them if Japanese forces are notwithdrawn from Iraq.
Meanwhile, an American security contractor and several other contractors whose nationalities are not known are also reportedly either in the hands of guerrillas or missing.
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