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Iraq frees leader of group behind Britons’ kidnap
AFP ^ | Jan. 5, 2010
Posted on January 5, 2010 1:59:08 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
BAGHDAD (AFP) – Iraqi authorities have released the leader of the Shiite militant group behind the kidnap of five Britons in May 2007, a source from the group and an interior ministry official said on Tuesday.
According to a source from the League of the Righteous, who did not want to be identified, Qais al-Khazaali was released from custody earlier on Tuesday.
An interior ministry official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed Khazaali had been freed, but did not provide any details.
The League of the Righteous kidnapped a British IT consultant and his four bodyguards, all Britons, in Baghdad two and a half years ago.
While Peter Moore, the IT consultant, arrived in Britain over the weekend after 31 months in captivity, three of his bodyguards were killed and their bodies have been handed over to Britain.
The fourth is believed to be dead and Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Sunday that his body will be handed over in the coming days.
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