CAIRO, Egypt - An Islamic Web site posting Tuesday claimed an al-Qaida related group slaughtered a second American hostage in Iraq, an announcement that came as the group's 24-hour deadline for meeting its demands ran out.
A hostage said to be American Jack Hensley is seen in this video posted on the Internet by an Islamist website, September 18, 2004. A militant group headed by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has killed an American captive in Iraq after the lapse of a 24-hour deadline on Tuesday, Arabic channel Al Jazeera said. It said a statement announcing the killing by the Tawhid and Jihad group had been posted on the Internet. It gave no further details. Photo by Reuters (Handout)
Jake Haley, long time family friend and spokesperson reacts as he tells members of the media in front of American hostage Jack Hensley's home in Marietta, Ga., that the family received a call from the White House Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2004. Pati Hensley, wife of Jack Hensley, appeared Tuesday on ABC's 'Good Morning America,' to reiterate her plea. 'My daughter would like her father back and I'm willing to do whatever it will take to get him here,' Hensley said. (AP Photo/Ric Feld)