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Second Hostage Reported Killed in Iraq

By Peter Kenyon, Robert Siegel

Published September 20, 2004 at 9:00 PM PDT

This story was published more than 20 years ago.

Reports emerge on an Islamic militant Web site that insurgents in Iraq have beheaded another U.S. hostage, Jack Hensley. The group led by Jordanian-born terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killed one American captive Monday. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Peter Kenyon.

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Peter Kenyon

Peter Kenyon is NPR's international correspondent based in Istanbul, Turkey.

Robert Siegel

Prior to his retirement, Robert Siegel was the senior host of NPR's award-winning evening newsmagazine All Things Considered. With 40 years of experience working in radio news, Siegel hosted the country's most-listened-to, afternoon-drive-time news radio program and reported on stories and happenings all over the globe, and reported from a variety of locations across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. He signed off in his final broadcast of All Things Considered on January 5, 2018.

Second Hostage Reported Killed in Iraq

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