Kidnapped Egyptian found dead in Iraq

The body of an Egyptian who was kidnapped last month has been found in northern Iraq.

The body of an Egyptian who was kidnapped last month has been found in northern Iraq.

Police said the man, who was snatched on August 27th, was found on yesterdday at a roadside near the town of Baiji. The body bore signs of torture, with hands and legs bound together.

A car bomb exploded near a US military patrol in the town of Dujail today wounding a US soldier and two Iraqi civilians, the US military said. three suspects were later detained in a nearby building, he added.

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