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Second Hostage Reported Killed in Iraq

By Peter Kenyon,
Robert Siegel
Published September 21, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

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.
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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.
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