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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 have held 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 was 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. |
| None of the five men have been officially identified, the Foreign Office said. | None of the five men have been officially identified, the Foreign Office said. |
| They 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' |
| 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." | 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 the release all hostages taken in Iraq. | 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. |
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| Mr Moore is one of five British hostages who were seized in Baghdad |