Good News From Bagdhad

And now, for something completely different. Good news from Bagdhad!

The British hostage, Norman Kember, and his two Canadian colleagues were free last night after a rescue mission led by the SAS into one of the most dangerous parts of Baghdad. The troops found the three tied up but unharmed. No shots were fired. The kidnappers had fled, apparently on hearing troops arrive, according to a British official.

In a statement issued by the British embassy, where he was staying overnight, Mr Kember said: "It's great to be free. I am looking forward to getting back to the UK." He was held for four months by an Islamist group, part of the Sunni Muslim insurgency, who threatened to execute him and his two colleagues unless all Iraqi prisoners were released. A fourth hostage, an American, Tom Fox, was found shot dead in Baghdad two weeks ago.

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