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Jul 19, 2008 5:08 pm US/Central

Report: 1 Of 5 Captives Kills Himself In Iraq

LONDON (AP) ― A British newspaper says the group claiming to hold five British hostages in Iraq has said one of its captives committed suicide.

The Sunday Times of London has published what it says is a video statement from a Shiite militia group. In the video the group says one of the five hostages killed himself on May 25. The hostage is identified only as "Jason."

It is not immediately to which of the five hostages the group is referring to.

Five men were kidnapped from Baghdad in May of last year by a suspected Shiite group and in December it released a video purporting to show a hostage who identified himself only as "Jason."

The Sunday Times says that two of the five hostages are named Jason.

The British government says it cannot confirm the veracity of the video.

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