Bigley's younger brother Phil today confirmed reports the Briton has been killed by his captors. British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said shortly afterwards that Bigley was the victim of a "barbaric murder."
News agencies are reporting that a video released by Islamist militants shows the beheading of Bigley. It was not immediately clear when the killing occurred.
In the video, a man says in Arabic that Bigley was executed because Britain did not meet the militants' demand to release Iraqi women detained by the U.S.-led command in Iraq.
Bigley was abducted on 16 September with two American co-workers from their residence in Baghdad. The two Americans have since been beheaded by their captors.
(Reuters/AFP)
News agencies are reporting that a video released by Islamist militants shows the beheading of Bigley. It was not immediately clear when the killing occurred.
In the video, a man says in Arabic that Bigley was executed because Britain did not meet the militants' demand to release Iraqi women detained by the U.S.-led command in Iraq.
Bigley was abducted on 16 September with two American co-workers from their residence in Baghdad. The two Americans have since been beheaded by their captors.
(Reuters/AFP)
