BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- A book of condolences for Kenneth Bigley, the British hostage slain in Iraq, has been stolen from his hometown Birmingham mosque, The Telegraph said Tuesday.
A framed photograph of the 62-year-old, candles and some sympathy cards were also taken from Birmingham Central Mosque, while another picture was turned upside down sometime Saturday evening.
"They are sick people," said Dr. Mohammed Naseem, chairman of Birmingham Central Mosque. "We don't know who's done it and I can't put a motive on it.
The book was opened for display Saturday morning inside the mosque following the beheading of Bigley by his Iraqi captors last week. The book was going to be sent to the civil engineer's family in Liverpool to demonstrate the Muslim community's condemnation of his death.
Earlier this year, a book of condolence for the victims of the Madrid bombings in March was stolen from the same mosque. It had been signed by nearly 2,000 Muslims and religious leaders and was to have been sent to Spain.
