Two Scots Among Five 'Forgotten' Hostages Iraq: Kidnapping Iraq: Kidnapping Families Under Pressure Not to Speak to Press Over Men Held Captive
Sunday Herald › January 08, 2008
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TWO of the "forgotten" five British hostages who have been held captive in Iraq for more than six months are Scots, the Sunday Herald has learned.
The captives four security guards and a computer expert were seized at the Iraqi Finance Ministry on May 29 by a crowd of about 40 gunmen dressed as police. One of the men comes from the outskirts of Glasgow.See the full content of this document
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Two Scots Among Five 'Forgotten' Hostages Iraq: Kidnapping Iraq: Kidnapping Families Under Pressure Not to Speak to Press Over Men Held Captive
The British government is not naming the men, and has put pressure on their families not to speak to the press. So far, the effective "news blackout" policy has failed to win the men their freedom.
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