Four Arrested for Berg's Beheading

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EXECUTION: FOUR HELD

Four people are being held over the beheading of American Nicholas Berg, Iraq sources have told the AFP news agency.

The 26-year-old businessman's decapitated body was found 10 days ago in Baghdad.

Asked if more than one person had been arrested in connection with the killing, the source told AFP: "Four people".

"We have made good progress," the source added, referring to the investigation, but declined to give any further details on the identity of the four people held in detention.

But Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, deputy director of operations, said on Tuesday: "We have no information from the Coalition that any arrests were made today."

Nick Berg's killing was shown around the world on the internet.

The poor quality website video showed Berg dressed in orange overalls kneeling on the floor with his hands tied back.

There were five masked men behind him. One read a statement urging Muslims to take revenge over the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers.

The masked men then pushed the American contractor to the floor and shouted "God is greatest" above his screams.

His head was cut off with a knife and then held aloft.

The website said the execution was performed by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a top ally of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

He is not thought to be among the four people arrested, AFP has reported.

Last Updated: 22:03 UK, Tuesday May 18, 2004


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