Peter Moore's release: timeline of hostages' ordeal
Source: Telegraph Peter Moore, a British man held hostage in Iraq for over two and a half years has been freed. The following are the key dates in his ordeal: Published: 8:30AM GMT 31 Dec 2009 Peter Moore and his four security guards were kidnapped in Baghdad in May 2007 May 29, 2007 BearingPoint IT consultant Peter Moore and his four GardaWorld bodyguards are seized by 40 armed men disguised as policemen at the Iraqi Finance Ministry in Baghdad. September 6 The captives' families plead for their release, saying they are "ordinary family men". December 4 The hostage-takers release a video to Arab TV saying they will kill one hostage "as a first warning" unless British troops are withdrawn from Iraq. December 9 Prime Minister Gordon Brown visits Iraq and calls for the immediate release of the five men, saying hostage-taking will not alter British policy. February 26, 2008 Vid