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British civil engineer who was kidnapped in the al-Mansour district of Baghdad, Iraq, on 16 September 2004

United KingdomScientistsLived 1942 to 2004 · aged 62
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Kenneth John Bigley was a British civil engineer who was kidnapped by Islamic extremists in the al-Mansour district of Baghdad, Iraq, on 16 September 2004, along with his colleagues, US citizens Jack Hensley and Eugene Armstrong.

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Kenneth John Bigley was a British civil engineer who was kidnapped by Islamic extremists in the al-Mansour district of Baghdad, Iraq, on 16 September 2004, along with his colleagues, US citizens Jack Hensley and Eugene Armstrong. Following the murders of Hensley and Armstrong by beheading over the course of three days, Bigley was killed in the same manner two weeks later, despite the attempted intervention of the Muslim Council of Britain and the indirect intervention of the British government. Videos of the killings were posted on websites and blogs.

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United Kingdom
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Scientists
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Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1942 to 2004 · aged 62
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6 languages

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