Found Body Resembles Japanese Hostage
From Times Wire Reports
A body resembling a Japanese hostage has been found in Iraq and will be flown to Kuwait or Qatar for identification, officials said.
Abu Musab Zarqawi’s militant group had said it would behead Shosei Koda, 24, if Japan did not withdraw its troops from Iraq. Japan refused to do so.
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