British Troops Tried To Rescue Hostages At Iran Border -- The Guardian
Exclusive: UK forces sent to intercept hostages, including recently freed Peter Moore, as they were taken from Iraq
British troops in southern Iraq were scrambled to the Iranian border after the abduction of five British hostages in May 2007, in a failed attempt to stop them being taken into Iran, the Guardian has learned.
The troops were sent to the border area north of Basra to intercept the kidnappers after receiving intelligence that they were heading to the frontier from Baghdad, but failed to find them. It is unclear whether the British unit arrived too late or went to a different crossing point along the 1,500km border.
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My Comment: Kudos to The Guardian for covering this story. If they had not done it .... probably no one else would have.