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May 20, 2007
No. 1633

Rumor on Islamist Websites: The Bodies of Two of the Kidnapped Soldiers Have Been Found in Iraq

According to a rumor posted on Islamist websites, the American forces have discovered the headless bodies of two of the kidnapped American soldiers. The reports stated that the bodies were found on May 18, after six days of searching, and that the search for the third soldier, whose fate remains unknown, is still continuing. Sources in the Mahmudiyya police force stated that the bodies were found near one of the parks in the city and bear signs of severe torture.

Source: (http://al-hesbah.org/v/, May 19, 2007)   


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