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Iraqi court sentences man to death for beheading Japanese

by Mappy » Fri Nov 24, 2006 9:44 am

Iraqi court sentences man to death for beheading Japanese backpacker

http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/391271

Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at 21:12 EST

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi central criminal court on Wednesday sentenced a man to death for killing Japanese backpacker Shosei Koda in October 2004. Hussein Fahmi, a 26-year-old member of a militant group formerly led by the now deceased Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was indicted for his involvement in the murder of 24-year-old Koda.

In trying to justify his act, Fahmi told Kyodo News after his arrest that he had to kill people from those countries that had sent troops to Iraq. Koda entered Baghdad from Jordan via bus on Oct 21, 2004, and five days later the militant group posted footage of Koda on the Internet, demanding that the Japanese Self-Defense Forces retreat from Iraq. Koda was found beheaded in Baghdad on Oct 30 and his murder footage was posted on the Internet on Nov 2 along with the group's claim of responsibility.
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by Morphis » Fri Nov 24, 2006 11:51 pm

A head for a head :roll:
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by White Demon » Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:31 pm

oh I'm sorry, I misread the title for a minute there.

I thought it said 'Iraqi court sentences man to death for being Japanese'

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by Mappy » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:09 pm

Heh. :lol:
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