Report: Headless corpse found in Baghdad

It has been reported that a decapitated body has been found in western Baghdad.

Its identity was not immediately clear.

The body was found in Baghdad’s Amiriya neighbourhood, said Col. Adnan Abdul-Rahman, an official with the Interior Ministry.

The corpse, which was found in a black plastic bag along with the head, was handed over to US forces.

The grisly discovery comes only one day after an al-Qaida-linked group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed to have killed the second of two American hostages.

The claim, posted on an Islamic website, could not immediately be verified.