Saddam Hussein made us dig our own graves, say BA passengers suing UK

British airline passengers and crew taken hostage by Saddam Hussein have accused the then UK government of treating them like “pawns” as they revealed they were forced to dig their own graves. Nearly 100 former British Airways (BA) crew and passengers have launched legal action against the UK Government and BA, claiming their civilian flight was used as cover to get British special forces on the ground ahead of the Gulf War, 34 years ago. Their claim outlines some of …