Al-Qaida threatens to murder hostage

Mark Sage, New York

Thu, 17 Jun, 2004 - 01:00

The man, identifying himself as Paul Johnson, was shown blindfolded, saying he worked on an Apache helicopter programme for a US defence firm, Lockheed Martin, in the kingdom.

"I'm an American out of the United States. I work on a Apache helicopter," said the 49-year-old in a faltering voice.

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