Iraq kidnap hostage arrives back in Britain: Officials

A British man kidnapped in Iraq in 2007 arrived back in Britain on Saturday,two days after his release from two-and-a-half years in captivity,the Foreign Office confirmed.

Peter Moore,a computer expert who was released unharmed on Wednesday,touched down at the Royal Air Force (RAF) base at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire,northwest of London,a ministry spokesman said.

The flight from Jordan landed at about 2242 IST and Moore was met by Foreign Office staff. He will be reunited with his family later,the spokesman said,adding that they had “asked for privacy at this time”.