Barking dog and that appears to be what alerted the hostages captors to what was going on. During the firefight that then followed, u. S. Forpdss saw a militant go into the shack where the hostages were being held. It is believed that is when he shot both of the hostages, both of them died as a result of those injuries, as u. S. Forces were transporting them away. U. S. Intelligence did not know the identity of the other hostage being held with somers. He has since been identified as South African teacher pierre korkie. A char that worked with korkie says he was due to be released today. To discuss this and many of the other top stories for the week, joined by our panel, bring in democratic strategist basil smythe, jr. , political consultant and former adviser to mitt romney, cater packer gauge and msnbc correspondent, casey packer hunt. Obviously on this hostage story, we are learning the details, obviousiously a heartbreaking story, another report i know in the New York Times this mo
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