Body of Asian man found in Iraq

The Japanese government convened an emergency session today following a media report that a body believed to be Asian was discovered in Iraq. It was not known whether the body belonged to a Japanese man held hostage by militants who threatened to behead him.

Kyodo News agency, citing China News Service and unidentified Russian media, said the unidentified body was found in Tikrit, the hometown of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.