Al-Qaeda in Iraq said in a Web statement Thursday that it has executed Egypt's top envoy in Iraq, posting a video of the blindfolded diplomat identifying himself. "We al-Qaeda in declare the verdict of God against the ambassador of the infidels, the ambassador of Egypt, has been carried out. Thank God," a written statement in the Web posting said.
The video showed Ihab al-Sherif, blindfolded and wearing a polo shirt. He said his name, and that he is the head of the interests section in Iraq and gave his address. He then added he worked previously in Israel, where al-Sherif was part of the Egyptian embassy.
