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Army investigators believe pictures of a 'US marine' taken hostage in Iraq are of an Action Man style doll.

An Iraqi militant website posted the photograph of what it claimed was a kidnapped US soldier but doubts quickly arose about its authenticity.

The US military said no soldiers were missing and toy firm Dragon Models USA said the figure in the photograph looked like one of the company's action dolls.

Spokesman Liam Cusack said: "It is our doll... to me it definitely looks like it is. Everything the guy is wearing is exactly what comes with our figure."

He said the figure resembled a military action figure originally produced for sale at US bases in Kuwait.