Nick Berg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Nick Berg

American freelance radio tower repairman taken hostage and killed in Iraq

Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1978

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 07-May-2004

Profession: entrepreneur

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Nick Berg

  • Nicholas Evan Berg (April 2, 1978 – May 7, 2004) was an American freelance radio-tower repairman who went to Iraq after the United States' invasion of Iraq.
  • He was Jewish.
  • Berg was abducted and beheaded according to a video released in May 2004 by Islamist militants in response to the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse involving the United States Army and Iraqi prisoners.
  • The CIA claimed Berg was murdered by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
  • The decapitation video was released on the internet, reportedly from London to a Malaysian-hosted homepage by the Islamist organization Muntada al-Ansar.

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