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Brown says takes seriously claim British captive dead
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-07-20 14:20

"Physically, I'm not doing well," he said. "Psychologically, I'm doing a lot worse. I want to see my family again."

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"I would like for the British government to please hurry," says Alan, who looked pale. "Please hurry and try and get this resolved as soon as possible," he said.

The video, entitled "Intihar", Arabic for suicide, opens with a photograph of a man wearing a football shirt. He is identified as Jason in the statement, which appears on screen in Arabic and is signed, "The Shi'ite Islamic Resistance in Iraq".

The statement accuses the British government of responding indifferently to messages from the kidnappers and the captives.

"This procrastination and foot-dragging and lack of seriousness on the part of the British government has prolonged their psychological deterioration, pushing one of them, Jason, to commit suicide on 25/5/2008," the statement says.

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