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The Islamic militant group Ansar al-Sunna has denied reports it has beheaded a US marine in Iraq.
A statement that the group had killed Cpl Wassef Ali Hassoun, an American of Lebanese origin, was made on two militant websites on Saturday.
But on its own website, Ansar al-Sunna denied responsibility for the statement.
It said any statement in its name not made through its own website did not represent it.
The original threat to kill Cpl Hassoun was made in a videotape broadcast last Sunday.
Al-Jazeera TV - which broadcast the video - said the threat was made in the name of another organisation, known as Islamic Response, the security wing of the National Islamic Resistance - 1920 Revolution Brigades.
Cpl Hassoun's captors had threatened to kill him unless all Iraqi prisoners held by the US-led coalition forces were released.
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A statement that the group had killed Cpl Wassef Ali Hassoun, an American of Lebanese origin, was made on two militant websites on Saturday.
But on its own website, Ansar al-Sunna denied responsibility for the statement.
It said any statement in its name not made through its own website did not represent it.
The original threat to kill Cpl Hassoun was made in a videotape broadcast last Sunday.
Al-Jazeera TV - which broadcast the video - said the threat was made in the name of another organisation, known as Islamic Response, the security wing of the National Islamic Resistance - 1920 Revolution Brigades.
Cpl Hassoun's captors had threatened to kill him unless all Iraqi prisoners held by the US-led coalition forces were released.
BBC Read More
