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Lynn Love & Kris Gourlay

Scottish dad arrives in Edinburgh after being locked up for 70 days in Iraq 'nightmare'

A Scottish dad's Iraq prison nightmare is finally over after landing safely in Edinburgh to be greeted by his family on Saturday.

Brian Glendinning, from Fife, has been the subject of a nationwide plea to get him released from a prison in Iraq after being detained for 70 days due to a supposed unpaid debt.

The 43-year-old was arrested in Basra International Airport on September 4 after arriving in the country for a new job. Brian allegedly owed a debt of around £20,000 to the National Bank of Qatar.

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