BAGHDAD, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. forces tried unsuccessfully twice to rescue an Englishman and two U.S. citizens being held hostage, CNN reported Tuesday.
Both efforts were guided by intelligence and led U.S. forces to separate sites in Baghdad, officials said. Although both sites were deserted, there was evidence that people had been there.
Eugene Armstrong and Jack Hensley of the United States, along with Briton Ken Bigley, were kidnapped Sept. 16 from their home in Baghdad.
The first rescue attempt occurred while all three men were still alive. The subsequent attempt came after Armstrong was killed Sept. 20.
"A lot of people had a lot of sleepless nights trying to find them," a military official told CNN.
It was not clear whether the hostages were moved, or whether the intelligence was faulty and the hostages were never at the suspected Baghdad sites, CNN said..
