The remains of two bodies feared to be those of British hostages held in Iraq have been passed to Britain by the Iraqi authorities, the foreign secretary, David Miliband, said today.There was no immediate confirmation of who they were, he said, but the government's thoughts were with the families of five British hostages who were taken captive in Baghdad in May 2007."This is terrible moment of uncertainty and fear for them," said Miliband, who described the developments as "distressing"."We do not yet have confirmation of who they are. Forensic examinations are under way to establish their identities and the causes of death as soon as possible.
The remains of two bodies feared to be those of British hostages held in Iraq have been passed to Britain by the Iraqi authorities, the foreign secretary, David Miliband, said today.
There was no immediate confirmation of who they were, he said, but the government's thoughts were with the families of five British hostages who were taken captive in Baghdad in May 2007.
"This is terrible moment of uncertainty and fear for them," said Miliband, who described the developments as "distressing".
"We do not yet have confirmation of who they are. Forensic examinations are under way to establish their identities and the causes of death as soon as possible.
Two bodies feared to be those of British hostages held in Iraq have been handed over, Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said.Mr Miliband said forensic tests were being carried out on the remains to see if they were of two of the five Britons who were captured in Iraq in May 2007.
Two bodies feared to be those of British hostages held in Iraq have been handed over, Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said.
Mr Miliband said forensic tests were being carried out on the remains to see if they were of two of the five Britons who were captured in Iraq in May 2007.
