Brit murdered in Afghanistan
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A body found in Afghanistan is thought to be that of a kidnapped British lorry driver, Foreign Office minister Kim Howells has said.
David Addison, who had been working on a road project, was abducted in the west of the country on Wednesday. His body was found on Saturday morning.
Mr Howells blamed the Taliban saying the group had "committed an atrocity".
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the killing, saying that it believed the Briton was a "military official".
Abdul Latif Hakimi, a spokesman for the Taliban, said six hostages, including a UK contractor had been shot following a decision by a Taleban council, the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) reported.
He said the decision to "execute" the British worker was also taken because of Britain's invasion of Afghanistan.
BBC
A body found in Afghanistan is thought to be that of a kidnapped British lorry driver, Foreign Office minister Kim Howells has said.
David Addison, who had been working on a road project, was abducted in the west of the country on Wednesday. His body was found on Saturday morning.
Mr Howells blamed the Taliban saying the group had "committed an atrocity".
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the killing, saying that it believed the Briton was a "military official".
Abdul Latif Hakimi, a spokesman for the Taliban, said six hostages, including a UK contractor had been shot following a decision by a Taleban council, the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) reported.
He said the decision to "execute" the British worker was also taken because of Britain's invasion of Afghanistan.
BBC
posted by Subrosa at Saturday, September 03, 2005
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