Report: Macedonia workers beheaded
(CNN) -- Two Macedonian construction workers kidnapped south of Baghdad have been beheaded, and the group claiming responsibility accused the men of working as spies for U.S. forces in Iraq, the Arab television network Al-Jazeera has reported.
The Qatar-based network aired videotape showing the men, believed to be the first Macedonians kidnapped in Iraq, but not their executions.
Al-Jazeera said it received the tape from the Islamic Army in Iraq, which claimed responsibility for the deaths.
The tape also showed the men's identification papers, including their photographs.
The Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was trying to confirm the Al-Jazeera report.
The men worked for the U.S. company Soufan Engineering and were kidnapped near a U.S. base on August 28.
Macedonia has contributed about 40 soldiers to the coalition forces in Iraq.
-- CNNArabic.com Editor Caroline Faraj contributed to this report
