U.S. Officials in Iraq have confirmed that they have received a package containing severed fingers from five hostages. The men are civilian contractors who were working in Iraq when they were kidnapped. The men's relatives were encouraged by this, as they view it as confirmation that the men are still alive. DNA has confirmed that the fingers belong to the men. Update: Ronald Withrow's remains were found on March 24, 2008.
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- Abducted in two separate incidents
- Have been held for over a year
- Fingers received belong to:
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