Body of beheaded US hostage discovered

The beheaded body of a US hostage held in Saudi Arabia was found by Saudi authorities this evening.

Fri, 18 Jun, 2004 - 21:31

The beheaded body of a US hostage held in Saudi Arabia was found by Saudi authorities this evening.

The find came after the al-Qaida group which kidnapped Paul M Johnson Jr confirmed in an online statement tonight that it had killed the hostage – and posted three still photographs of his beheaded body.

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