Syria al-Qa'ida rebels apologise for beheading the wrong man
Mohammed Fares, left, who was mistakenly decapitated by Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham militants
Richard Spencer
Militant Islamist rebels in Syria linked to al-Qa'ida have asked for "understanding and forgiveness" for cutting off and putting on display the wrong man's head.
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