The body of a British national working for the International Committee of the Red Cross was found Sunday, the ICRC confirmed, four months after he was kidnapped in Quetta, Pakistan, according to dpa. Khalil Rasjed Dale, 60, had been a health programme manager in Quetta for almost a year when he was abducted by unidentified armed men on January 5, on his way home from work in an ICRC-marked vehicle. His body was found on the outskirts of Quetta. "The ICRC condemns in the strongest possible terms this barbaric act," said director general Yves Daccord in a statement. "All of us at the ICRC and at the British Red Cross share the grief and outrage of Khalil's family and friends." British Foreign Secretary William Hague said the government had worked tirelessly to secure Dale's release. "This was a senseless and cruel act, targeting someone whose role was to help the people of Pakistan, and causing immeasurable pain to those who knew Mr Dale," Hague said. "I utterly condemn the kidnapping and killing of Mr Dale, and send my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones as they come to terms with their tragic and distressing loss," he added.
