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- Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia had warned the United States several times before the 2003 invasion of Iraq that Saddam Hussein was planning terrorist attacks against the US.
- CNN and Al Arabiya report that kidnapped hostage Paul Johnson has been beheaded by militants linked to Al Qaeda.
- Colombia's left-wing FARC rebels claim responsibility for the massacre of 34 coca farmers found dead earlier this week, claiming the farmers were supporters of right-wing paramilitary groups.
- In football, on the seventh day of EURO 2004, Denmark beat Bulgaria, 2-0, whilst Sweden and Italy draw 1-1.
- The Pentagon confirms a report in The New York Times that Donald Rumsfeld ordered the secret detainment of an Iraqi prisoner, in apparent violation of the Geneva Conventions.