Breaking News - 1 Briton, 2 Canadians freed in Iraq

AFP has reported that 3 hostages held in Iraq since November 2005 have been released. A US military source confirmed the report and the Foreign Office also stated that Norman Kember was also free. The freed hostages are James Loney, 41, of Toronto, Canada, Norman Kember, 74, from Britain, and Harmeet Singh Sooden, 32 of Toronto, Canada. All were part of Chicago based Christian Peacemakers Team when they were kidnapped in western Baghdad on Saturday 26th November 2005. Earlier this month one of the hostages, Tom Fox, 54, of Clear Brook, Virginia, USA, was killed by his captors. His body was found on the 10th March. Latest reports indicate that the men were released from their ordeal as a result of military action.