Web video shows beheading of man said to be American
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A video posted Monday on a Web site showed the beheading of a man identified as American civil engineer Eugene Armstrong. The militant group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for the slaying and said another hostage -- either an American or a Briton -- would be killed in 24 hours.
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