Kidnapped British man is beheaded by al Qaeda

Martin Bentham
03.06.09

A Briton kidnapped in Africa has been beheaded by al Qaeda terrorists demanding the release of radical cleric Abu Qatada from jail


Murdered: Gordon Brown sent his condolences to Mr Dyer's family

Tourist Edwin Dyer, 60, was abducted four months ago close to the border between Niger and Mali while on a trip to a music festival and cultural centre dedicated to the nomadic Tuareg people.

Al Qaeda's North African wing said on its website: “The British captive was killed so that he, and with him the British state, may taste a tiny portion of what innocent Muslims taste every day.â€