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American businessman Nick Berg is beheaded by Islamist militants. The act is recorded on videotape and released on the Internet.
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Killing of Nick Berg
American repairman taken hostage and killed in Iraq (1978–2004)
Nicholas Evan Berg was an American freelance radio-tower repairman who went to Iraq after the United States' invasion of Iraq. He was abducted and beheaded according to a video released in May 2004 by Islamist militants in response to the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Decapitation
Complete separation of the head from the body.
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May 7
Day of the year
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