Japanese hostage in Iraq 'may be dead'

A Japanese employee taken hostage in Iraq may have suffered fatal wounds, a British security company said tonight.

A Japanese employee taken hostage in Iraq may have suffered fatal wounds, a British security company said tonight.

The international security company Hart said in a statement on its Web site that it has not given up hope Akihito Saito may still be alive.

"However an eyewitness report indicates that wounds sustained at the time of the incident may have proved fatal," it said.

AP