An Islamist Web site said Tuesday an al-Qaida related group beheaded a second American hostage in Iraq. "The nation's zealous sons slaughtered the second American hostage ... after the end of the deadline ... We will provide you with film of the slaughter soon, God willing," said the statement, posted under the pseudonym Abu Maysara al-Iraqi.
Al-Iraqi has posted past statements on behalf of Tawhid and Jihad, a group led by Jordanian activist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
A similar announcement posted by al-Iraqi preceded the Monday night release of footage of the beheading of American construction engineer Eugene Armstrong. Tawhid and Jihad has demanded all Iraqi women held by the U.S. military in Iraq be freed.
Meanwhile, two American Marines were killed in separate attacks west of Baghdad, the U.S. Army said Tuesday.
One of the Marines was killed Monday, while the other died of wounds sustained in an earlier attack, the military said in its statement. (albawaba.com)
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