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February 01, 2005

Web Site Claims American GI Hostage in Iraq, Threatens Beheading (UPDATED: No Soldiers Missing)

(AP) - Iraqi militants claimed in a Web site posting Tuesday to have taken an American soldier hostage and threatened to behead him in 72 hours unless the Americans release Iraqi prisoners. Updated AP story names www.ansarnet.ws as the site.Reuters: 'Our mujahideen ... have managed to capture the American soldier John Adam after killing a number of his colleagues,' said the Mujahideen Squadrons in the undated statement." UPDATE: No soldiers missing.

Posted by Andrew Cochran at 12:47 PM |

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