American Hostage Killed
Posted on : 10-03-2006 | By : Jim Lynch | In : Iraq, War on Terrorism
Tags: Christian Peacemakers, Iraq, Swords-of-Righteousness-Brigades, Tom-Fox, War on Terrorism
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Tom Fox, the US member of Christian Peacemaker Teams, has been killed.
The FBI verified that a body found in Iraq Friday morning was that of Tom Fox, 54, of Clear Brook, Va., spokesman Noel Clay said. He said he had no information on the other three hostages.
Clay said he did not know how Fox was killed but said additional forensics will be done in the United States. The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is investigating, he said.
Three other members of the group where shown in a video in January.
The previously unknown Swords of Righteousness Brigades claimed responsibility for kidnapping the four workers, who disappeared Nov. 26.
The four had not been heard from since a videotape aired by Al-Jazeera on Jan. 28, dated from a week before. A statement reportedly accompanying that tape said the hostages would be killed unless all Iraqi prisoners were released from U.S. and Iraqi prisons. No deadline was set.
Our condolences and prayers go out to his friends and family.
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