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| Isis video claims to show beheading of British hostage David Haines | Isis video claims to show beheading of British hostage David Haines |
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| Islamic State (Isis) militants have released a video showing the apparent beheading of a British hostage, David Haines. | Islamic State (Isis) militants have released a video showing the apparent beheading of a British hostage, David Haines. |
| Site, an intelligence group, which was the first to report US journalist Steven Sotloff’s beheading last month, confirmed the video’s release. | |
| In the video, entitled A Message to the Allies of America, a masked man is shown carrying out the beheading of Haines, whose life had earlier been threatened in a video showing the murder of American journalist Steven Sotloff. The video, which runs to two minutes and twenty-eight seconds, ends with a warning that a second British hostage would be the next to die. | |
| The recording, features a voiceover delivered by an Isis militant, whose voice and accent closely resembles that of the killer in both the Sotloff and Foley videos. The killer directly addresses Prime Minister David Cameron, saying that Haines “has to pay the price for your promise” to arm Kurdish peshmerga fighters against Isis. | |
| In response to the video’s release, David Cameron said on Twitter: “The murder of David Haines is an act of pure evil. My heart goes out to his family who have shown extraordinary courage and fortitude,” adding: “We will do everything in our power to hunt down these murderers and ensure they face justice, however long it takes.” | |
| Sotloff was the second hostage to be killed by Isis. His murder followed a threat on his life made in a video showing the beheading of US journalist, James Foley. | Sotloff was the second hostage to be killed by Isis. His murder followed a threat on his life made in a video showing the beheading of US journalist, James Foley. |
| In London, the Foreign Office has said it is aware of the video and “working urgently to verify” its content. | In London, the Foreign Office has said it is aware of the video and “working urgently to verify” its content. |
| Haines, who was 44, was kidnapped last year. He had been in Syria for just three days when he was kidnapped and handed over to Isis militants. | Haines, who was 44, was kidnapped last year. He had been in Syria for just three days when he was kidnapped and handed over to Isis militants. |
| The murder comes one day after the Haines’ family released a statement urging his captors to contact them. | The murder comes one day after the Haines’ family released a statement urging his captors to contact them. |
| The aid worker was taken while working for Acted in Syria in March 2013. | The aid worker was taken while working for Acted in Syria in March 2013. |