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Video Appears to Show U.S. Soldier Held Hostage

The Al Jazeera news network broadcasts a videotape showing a man who appears to be a U.S. soldier held hostage by mask-wearing gunmen in Iraq. The soldier identifies himself as Pfc. Keith Maupin of Battavia, Ohio, with the U.S. Army's 724th Transportation Company. Maupin has been listed as missing since April 9. Listen to NPR News.

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