LONDON (Reuters) – Britain played down a report on Thursday that Iran masterminded the kidnapping in Iraq of a British man held hostage for more than 2-1/2 years, saying there was no firm evidence of direct Iranian involvement.
The Guardian newspaper said computer expert Peter Moore and his four bodyguards were snatched in an operation led by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps.
The newspaper said its year-long investigation also found that Moore, who was released on Wednesday, and his guards were taken to Iran within a day of being kidnapped by militants in Baghdad in May 2007.