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‘As complicit as Saddam’: people on BA flight held hostage in Kuwait sue UK government
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Claimants who were onboard BA149 claim airline and Thatcher’s government knew of risk before they landed in 1990
British Airways (BA) passengers and crew taken hostage in Kuwait and used as human shields during Saddam Hussein’s invasion are suing the airline and the UK government.
The claimants, who were subjected to torture, including mock executions, say they have evidence that BA and the government knew the invasion had taken place hours before the plane landed in Kuwait. They also claim that the flight was used to secretly transport a special ops team for immediate and covert deployment to the battlefield, “regardless of the risk this posed to the civilians onboard”.
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