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World Ali al-Dabbagh said he could not confirm whether security guard Alan McMenemy was still alive, two and a half years after his kidnapping at the height of Iraq's sectarian violence. British authorities, who believe McMenemy is dead, called for his body to be returned. Peter Moore, a computer programer whom McMenemy and three other guards were protecting when all five were kidnapped by a Shi'ite militant group, was released alive last week and has returned home after one of the longest hostage crises involving Britons since the 1980s. The bodies of the three other security guards, who like McMenemy were working for Canadian security firm GardaWorld, were handed to the British embassy last year. "We hope McMenemy is still alive. The Iraqi government is seeking his release and his handover. That will be soon, God willing," Dabbagh said. "This is part of the release process. All must be handed over to the British embassy. And that is what will happen in the coming days." Dabbagh later told other media outlets that McMenemy's body would be handed over to British authorities. Dabbagh was not immediately available to clarify. FAMILY INFORMED Britain's Foreign Office said there was no reason to believe McMenemy, who is from Scotland, was alive. "Our position is unchanged," a spokeswoman said. "We've believed for some time that Alan has been killed. His family has been told about this. We continue to urge those holding him to return his body. We are in close contact with the Iraqi authorities." The brazen kidnapping, in which militants snatched the men from a heavily guarded Finance Ministry building, was seen as a symbol of the lawlessness marking the darkest days of bloodshed unleashed by the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. Violence has dropped sharply since then, and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has been trying to foster political stability, including reconciling with former insurgents and militias. Qais al-Khazali, the leader of the militia group believed to be behind the Britons' kidnapping, was transferred from U.S. detention to Iraqi authorities last month. Iraq plans to release him if judges find no evidence against him. The move has been linked by some to Moore's release, but Iraq denies the connection and says it took no part in any negotiations for the hostages. Khazali's brother was also imprisoned by U.S. forces, but was freed in June shortly before the bodies of two of the other guards were returned to British authorities. (Additional reporting by Adrian Croft in London; writing by Mohammed Abbas and Missy Ryan; Editing by Mark Trevelyan) World More from Reuters Pictures of the Decade Pictures OUTLOOK 2010: Rate hike in the new year? Wall Street's raging bulls may be getting ahead of themselves. 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