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Vigil for kidnapped British man Vigil for kidnapped British man
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Friends of a British man kidnapped in Iraq 18 months ago are holding a vigil for him in London.Friends of a British man kidnapped in Iraq 18 months ago are holding a vigil for him in London.
Peter Moore, 32, an IT consultant from Lincoln, was taken hostage in Baghdad in May 2007 along with four other men who were working as his bodyguards.Peter Moore, 32, an IT consultant from Lincoln, was taken hostage in Baghdad in May 2007 along with four other men who were working as his bodyguards.
The vigil will be held at St Bride's Church in London on Friday evening.The vigil will be held at St Bride's Church in London on Friday evening.
Mr Moore's family in Lincoln said they are still very concerned for his welfare as they prepare to spend a second Christmas without him.Mr Moore's family in Lincoln said they are still very concerned for his welfare as they prepare to spend a second Christmas without him.
The four other men have not been officially identified, the Foreign Office said. None of the five men have been officially identified, the Foreign Office said.
The men were snatched at the Finance Ministry in Baghdad in broad daylight by around 40 men dressed as Iraqi police officers. They were snatched at the Finance Ministry in Baghdad in broad daylight by around 40 men dressed as Iraqi police officers.
'Delicate situation''Delicate situation'
His stepmother Pauline Sweeney said: "It is a particularly bad time because obviously you do think more about people at this time of year." Mr Moore's stepmother Pauline Sweeney said: "It is a particularly bad time because obviously you do think more about people at this time of year."
She said a lot of work is being done behind the scenes to free him but added: "It is a very delicate situation … we don't exchange prisoners which is what they want, so everything is being done that can be done."She said a lot of work is being done behind the scenes to free him but added: "It is a very delicate situation … we don't exchange prisoners which is what they want, so everything is being done that can be done."
Candles are kept lit at Lincoln Cathedral to mark his plight, she said.Candles are kept lit at Lincoln Cathedral to mark his plight, she said.
The Foreign Office spokesman said they are working hard to secure his release. The Foreign Office spokesman said they are working hard to secure the release all hostages taken in Iraq.
"We continue to do everything we can to secure the release of the hostages and our sympathy is with their families.""We continue to do everything we can to secure the release of the hostages and our sympathy is with their families."
The spokesman said the government is calling on anyone holding British hostages to release them immediately so they can be reunited with their families.The spokesman said the government is calling on anyone holding British hostages to release them immediately so they can be reunited with their families.