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A senior charity worker with dual British-Iraqi nationality has been kidnapped in Baghdad on Tuesday.
Margaret Hassan, who is married to an Iraqi and has lived in the country for 30 years, is head of Care International's Iraq operations.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said he was "very concerned" about the kidnapping and offered his sympathy.
A Foreign Office spokesman said it is "working closely" with authorities in Iraq to establish what happened.
Mrs Hassan was kidnapped on her way to work around 0730 (0430 GMT) on Tuesday morning.
" She has been providing humanitarian relief to the people of Iraq in a professional career spanning more than 25 years "
Care International
Mr Straw said: "Our thoughts and prayers go out to her, her family and her colleagues".
The latest kidnapping comes less than two weeks after British contractor Ken Bigley, 62, was beheaded.
In a statement, the charity said it was unaware of a motive for the kidnap of its Iraq Country Director.
It said: "As far as we know, Margaret is unharmed.
"She has been providing humanitarian relief to the people of Iraq in a professional career spanning more than 25 years.
"Needless to say, we are doing whatever we can to secure her release. Our overwhelming concern must be for Margaret's safety."
'Disturbing development'
Care International is one of the largest independent global relief and development organisations in the world.
The charity operates in more than 72 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and eastern Europe.
Asked about the reports, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said: "Obviously it is a very disturbing development and our thoughts are with her family.
"She is a long time resident of Iraq, as I understand it, someone who is working extremely hard, has worked all her life for the benefit of the people of Iraq so this just demonstrates the depths to which these terrorists will go."
In September two female Italian aid workers were freed after being held hostage in Iraq for three weeks.
Simona Pari and Simona Torretta were seized in their Baghdad office.
Kidnappings are a daily event in Iraq, with most victims being Iraqis themselves who are usually released in return for a ransom payment.
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Re: Charity worker kidnapped in Iraq
Lance wrote:
A"Needless to say, we are doing whatever we can to secure her release. Our overwhelming concern must be for Margaret's safety."
Like they did for Ken Bigley!!!
Lets just hope that some small miracle can be pulled out of the bag to help her.
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but harry shame on you, now go and stand in the corner 
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Typical bleedin bootneck,
manages to hijack a thread and turn it round to sex.........its no wonder us birds like em.
But you can tell jed cause he is still poorly and cant chase me, i know because i confessed about our new sofa and he couldnt get of the chair, but he did go a lovely colour of red!!!!
manages to hijack a thread and turn it round to sex.........its no wonder us birds like em.
But you can tell jed cause he is still poorly and cant chase me, i know because i confessed about our new sofa and he couldnt get of the chair, but he did go a lovely colour of red!!!!
