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21/05/2004
Two held in Iraq over Nick Berg beheading
Two people are being held in Iraq in connection with the brutal murder of Nick Berg – a US civilian who was beheaded by militants on May 8.
According to Reuters, US military command spokesperson Mark Kimmitt confirmed that four people had been arrested following a raid in Baghdad on Wednesday. Two of the detainees have since been released.
Twenty-six-year-old civilian worker Nick Berg, from Pennsylvania, was captured by Iraqi militants last month and murdered on May 8. Videotaped footage of Mr Berg's beheading emerged a few days later on a website linked to Al Qaeda. The tape caused widespread revulsion in both the Middle East and in the West.
The hostage's murder was described by Prime Minister Tony Blair as "truly barbaric", and without justification in a civilised world.
It is thought that the man who carried out the murder was Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi – a figure closely associated with Al Qeada leader Osama bin Laden.
The militant group said that they were carrying out the execution in response to the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers at Abu Ghraib prison.
(gmcg)
According to Reuters, US military command spokesperson Mark Kimmitt confirmed that four people had been arrested following a raid in Baghdad on Wednesday. Two of the detainees have since been released.
Twenty-six-year-old civilian worker Nick Berg, from Pennsylvania, was captured by Iraqi militants last month and murdered on May 8. Videotaped footage of Mr Berg's beheading emerged a few days later on a website linked to Al Qaeda. The tape caused widespread revulsion in both the Middle East and in the West.
The hostage's murder was described by Prime Minister Tony Blair as "truly barbaric", and without justification in a civilised world.
It is thought that the man who carried out the murder was Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi – a figure closely associated with Al Qeada leader Osama bin Laden.
The militant group said that they were carrying out the execution in response to the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers at Abu Ghraib prison.
(gmcg)
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