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I am not sure how accurate the translation is but this video has English subtitles and places the Allahu Akbar statement in context. The subtitles clarify what a newsprint story cannot--the timing of the spoken words. The second Abeena30 video is a touching memorial for Ambassador Stevens. It should autoplay right after the subtitled rescue attempt video.

Kidnappers beheaded British hostage Kenneth Bigley after twice releasing videos in which he wept and pleaded with Prime Minister Tony Blair for his life. A U.S. official said Friday there was credible information that Bigley had tried to escape with the aid of one of his captors. The attempt failed and Bigley was killed a short time later as was shown on a video of his beheading, the Washington official said on condition of anonymity. There was no word on the fate of his captor. A Western official in Baghdad refused to talk about the escape attempt report. The 62-year-old...

10 Hostages Killed by Rebels During Rescue Attempt BOGOTA, Colombia--Two prominent politicians and eight soldiers kidnapped by leftist rebels were killed during a rescue attempt Monday, dealing a blow to attempts between the guerrillas and President Alvaro Uribe to negotiate a prisoner swap and raising questions about the government's decision to aggressively pursue the kidnap victims. The bodies of Guillermo Gaviria, a provincial governor; Gilberto Echeverri, a former defense minister and peace negotiator; and eight soldiers were found in a camp belonging to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC for their Spanish initials, about 180 miles northwest of...