By inthenews.co.uk staff.
Forensic tests have shown a body handed to UK officials in Iraq is Alec MacLachlan, one of five British hostages taken captive two years ago.
Gordon Brown announced with 'deep regret' the confirmation tonight, adding that his and the whole of the country's thoughts were with his family, who were informed earlier today.
The families of Mr MacLachlan, 30, from south Wales, and Alan McMenemy, of Glasgow, were told six weeks ago they were 'very likely' to be dead.
The bodies of two of the five British men have already been returned.
The four men were employed as security guards to protect IT consultant Peter Moore, from Lincoln, who is still thought to be alive.
They and the two men already confirmed as killed, Jason Swindlehurst and Jason Creswell, were taken by armed men at the Iraqi ministry of finance in May 2007.
'My thoughts and those of all of my colleagues in government are, of course, with the families of the British men kidnapped in Iraq,' foreign secretary David Miliband said.
Mr Miliband added that the distressing news would not deter the government from 'doing everything that we can' to secure the release of Mr Moore.
Forensic tests have shown a body handed to UK officials in Iraq is Alec MacLachlan, one of five British hostages taken captive two years ago.
Gordon Brown announced with 'deep regret' the confirmation tonight, adding that his and the whole of the country's thoughts were with his family, who were informed earlier today.
The families of Mr MacLachlan, 30, from south Wales, and Alan McMenemy, of Glasgow, were told six weeks ago they were 'very likely' to be dead.
The bodies of two of the five British men have already been returned.
The four men were employed as security guards to protect IT consultant Peter Moore, from Lincoln, who is still thought to be alive.
They and the two men already confirmed as killed, Jason Swindlehurst and Jason Creswell, were taken by armed men at the Iraqi ministry of finance in May 2007.
'My thoughts and those of all of my colleagues in government are, of course, with the families of the British men kidnapped in Iraq,' foreign secretary David Miliband said.
Mr Miliband added that the distressing news would not deter the government from 'doing everything that we can' to secure the release of Mr Moore.
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