Nearly 100 members of a Shia group suspected of links to the kidnap of five Britons in Iraq in May 2007 have been released from prison.
IT consultant Peter Moore, of Lincoln, was taken hostage from Iraq's Finance Ministry along with four bodyguards. At least three have since been killed.
The 97 released detainees were from the Leagues of Righteousness group.
A UK embassy spokesman told the BBC: "Anything that achieves a resolution of the hostage crisis is a good thing."
However, the British government insists it does not make deals with hostage-takers. read more
