Monday, June 21, 2004

JOHNSON'S BODY FOUND

Jun 18, 2004
(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-AP) -- A slain American's body has been found in Saudi Arabia.

Security officials say police have cordoned off the area where Paul Johnson's body was found, about 25 miles northeast of Riyadh (rih-YAHD').

An al-Qaida group announced earlier that it had killed the American -- and posted pictures online showing his beheaded body.

The militants had kidnapped the Lockheed Martin worker last week, and threatened to kill him by today unless Saudi Arabia released al-Qaida suspects.

The statement posted online today said Johnson was killed as a warning to foreigners to stay out of Saudi Arabia.

Johnson is the second American to be kidnapped and killed in the Mideast in just over a month. Nicholas Berg was beheaded in Iraq last month.

(Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Source : NBC News

Ps: See AP found his body first from Saudi authorities. Is it the same tactics again??

# ANTENNA SHARON | 12:06:00 pm |