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British hostage committed suicide: Iraqi militia tape
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LONDON - A Shiite militia that claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of five Britons in Iraq more than a year ago said one of its hostages committed suicide, a British newspaper reported. (article 3)
The video, available on the Times Web site late Saturday night, shows an Arabic-language statement claiming that one of the hostages - identified only as Jason - killed himself on May 25. (article 3)
A written statement displayed on the videotape says the hostage, identified as Jason, died May 25, four days before the first anniversary of his abduction, the London, England-based newspaper reported. (article 2)
The British government said it could not independently verify the claims in the video, including the hostage's " purported death a Foreign Office spokeswoman said. (article 2)
" As in the case of previous messages from the hostage takers, the Government emphasizes the humanitarian appeal of the families for the men's release a statement from the Foreign Office said. (article 2)
The video is titled "Intihar" or "suicide" and opens with a photograph of the hostage wearing a football shirt, the newspaper reported. (article 2)
The videotape opens with a picture of a man at the top left-hand corner of the screen along with a written statement in Arabic on a white background. (article 4)
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Source articles
- Iraqi Militia Video Claims Hostage Killed Himself (nytimes.com, 07/20/2008, 270 words)
- Report: Kidnappers say British hostage commits suicide (CNN, 07/19/2008, 514 words)
- Report: UK hostage in Iraq is dead (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/19/2008, 703 words)
- British hostage committed suicide: Iraqi militia tape (cbc.ca, 07/19/2008, 317 words)
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