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Five Britons Freed By Irak Leader
Five Britons released by Iraqi Prime Minister General Abdul Kassem after months in captivity landed at London Airport. Among them were Staff Sergeant George Lindsa Lance Corporal Derek Tooke sapper Michael Harcombe, seized July after a scout car crossed the Kuwait Iraq border, and Alexander Richardson Cyri Arnold arrested in the Kurdish uprising. None faced trial.
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