Egyptian hostage beheaded
13/08/2004 17:09  - (SA)  

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Dubai - An Islamist website on Friday ran a video which it said showed an Egyptian hostage in Iraq being beheaded by the terror group of alleged al-Qaeda operative Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi.

The victim, named as Mohammed Fawzi Abd Aal Metwalli, is seen encircled by three hooded gunmen and confesses in the videotape to having worked as a spy for US forces in Iraq.

After the man's statement, one of the men steps forward and cut his neck with a long knife. The detached head is then placed on the victim's back.

The video carries the logo of Zarqawi's group, Tawhid wal Jihad (Unification and Holy War).

The United States, blaming Zarqawi for some of the bloodiest attacks in Iraq since the US-led invasion and downfall of president Saddam Hussein, has placed a $25m bounty on the Jordanian militant's head.

- AFP

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