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'''Jack Hensley''' (September 22, 1955 – September 21, 2004) was an [[United States|American]] [[engineer]] from [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]], [[Cobb County, Georgia|Cobb County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], near [[Atlanta]]. |
'''Jack Hensley''' (September 22, 1955 – September 21, 2004) was an [[United States|American]] [[engineer]] from [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]], [[Cobb County, Georgia|Cobb County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], near [[Atlanta]]. |
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While working in [[Iraq]] he was kidnapped and [[decapitation|beheaded]] by Iraqi |
While working in [[Iraq]] he was kidnapped and [[decapitation|beheaded]] by Iraqi terrorists. His colleague, [[Eugene Armstrong]], was beheaded the previous day.<ref>{{cite web |last=Faraj |first=Caroline |coauthors=Thaira al-Hilli, Bassem Muhy, Faris Qasira and Mohammed Tawfeeq |title=Report: Al-Zarqawi group kills American hostage |url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/21/iraq.beheading/index.html |date=21 September 2004 |publisher=CNN.com |accessdate=22 August 2009}}</ref> Hours after Hensley was beheaded, Tawhid and Jihad posted a videotape on the [[Internet]] of British hostage [[Kenneth Bigley]] pleading to then [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Tony Blair]] to have his life spared.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kidnappers 'renew death threat' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3678150.stm |date=21 September 2004 |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=22 August 2009}}</ref> <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/22/international/europe/22iraq.html "Islamist Web Site Reports Beheading of Second American"]</ref> Bigley was beheaded three weeks later, on October 8, 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title= |
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Jack Hensley (September 22, 1955 – September 21, 2004) was an American engineer from Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, near Atlanta.
While working in Iraq he was kidnapped and beheaded by Iraqi terrorists. His colleague, Eugene Armstrong, was beheaded the previous day.[1] Hours after Hensley was beheaded, Tawhid and Jihad posted a videotape on the Internet of British hostage Kenneth Bigley pleading to then Prime Minister Tony Blair to have his life spared.[2] [3] Bigley was beheaded three weeks later, on October 8, 2004.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Faraj, Caroline (21 September 2004). "Report: Al-Zarqawi group kills American hostage". CNN.com. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kidnappers 'renew death threat'". BBC News. 21 September 2004. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- ^ "Islamist Web Site Reports Beheading of Second American"
- ^ "Bigley body claims investigated". BBC News. 22 April 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
External links
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- Sara Hensley Trust (Archive)
- Wong, Edward. "Iraqi Video Shows Beheading of Man Said to Be American." The New York Times. September 21, 2004.
- "Jack Hensley Obituary." Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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