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Just saw this on AOL.. Also My local news station is also saying head od Alquada in Saudi arrested.
al Qaida have posted pictures of Paul Johnson's body on the Internet
The al Qaida group which kidnapped American Paul M Johnson Jr said in an online statement that it had killed the hostage - and posted three still photographs of his beheaded body.
"In answer to what we promised ... to kill the hostage Paul Marshall after the period is over ... the infidel got his fair treatment. ... Let him taste something from what Muslims tasted who were long reached by Apache helicopter fire and missiles," the Internet statement said.
Johnson, 49, worked on targeting and night vision systems for Apache helicopters.
"We, God willing, will continue our road to fight the enemies of God," the statement said.
A Saudi senior security official, reached by The Associated Press, said: "We have so far nothing on this."
In Washington, a CIA spokesperson said the agency was not able to immediately confirm the report of Johnson's beheading.
Johnson was kidnapped last weekend by militants who threatened to kill him by Friday if the kingdom did not release its al Qaida prisoners.
Earlier, the Arab satellite network Al-Arabiya reported that Johnson had been beheaded. The United States Embassy in Riyadh said it was "working on verification" of the claim.
One of the three photographs posted on the Internet site showed a man's head, face towards the camera, being held by a hand. The other two showed a beheaded body lying prone on a bed, with the severed head placed in the small of his back.
The face looked like Johnson's. Saudi security officials said later that the body of Mr Johnson had been found just outside Riyadh. The officials said police had cordoned off the area, blocking all roads leading to the al-Munisiyah district, 25 miles northeast of the capital.
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al Qaida have posted pictures of Paul Johnson's body on the Internet
The al Qaida group which kidnapped American Paul M Johnson Jr said in an online statement that it had killed the hostage - and posted three still photographs of his beheaded body.
"In answer to what we promised ... to kill the hostage Paul Marshall after the period is over ... the infidel got his fair treatment. ... Let him taste something from what Muslims tasted who were long reached by Apache helicopter fire and missiles," the Internet statement said.
Johnson, 49, worked on targeting and night vision systems for Apache helicopters.
"We, God willing, will continue our road to fight the enemies of God," the statement said.
A Saudi senior security official, reached by The Associated Press, said: "We have so far nothing on this."
In Washington, a CIA spokesperson said the agency was not able to immediately confirm the report of Johnson's beheading.
Johnson was kidnapped last weekend by militants who threatened to kill him by Friday if the kingdom did not release its al Qaida prisoners.
Earlier, the Arab satellite network Al-Arabiya reported that Johnson had been beheaded. The United States Embassy in Riyadh said it was "working on verification" of the claim.
One of the three photographs posted on the Internet site showed a man's head, face towards the camera, being held by a hand. The other two showed a beheaded body lying prone on a bed, with the severed head placed in the small of his back.
The face looked like Johnson's. Saudi security officials said later that the body of Mr Johnson had been found just outside Riyadh. The officials said police had cordoned off the area, blocking all roads leading to the al-Munisiyah district, 25 miles northeast of the capital.
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