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David Haines: PM says Britain will 'hunt down' IS killers David Haines: PM says Britain will 'hunt down' IS killers
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David Cameron says Britain will hunt down those responsible for the death of British aid worker David Haines. Britain will take "whatever steps are necessary" to keep the country safe, following the killing of hostage David Haines by Islamic State militants, the prime minister has said.
Speaking after a Cobra meeting, the prime minister paid tribute to the 44-year-old "British hero" who was held hostage and killed by Islamic State [IS] militants. David Cameron said the UK would "hunt down" the killers of the aid worker, whom he called a "British hero".
He also said the country was "sickened" that a Briton could have carried out the "despicable" killing. He said Britain had to confront and "ultimately destroy" the "menace" of IS in a "calm, deliberate" way.
IS militants "are not Muslims, they are monsters," Mr Cameron said. "They are not Muslims, they are monsters", he said.
Mr Haines was seized in Syria in 2013. He was being held by Islamic State militants who had already killed two US captives.Mr Haines was seized in Syria in 2013. He was being held by Islamic State militants who had already killed two US captives.
A video of the aid worker's beheading was released on Saturday night. The video begins with a clip of Mr Cameron and then features a man who appears to be Mr Haines dressed in orange overalls, kneeling in front of a masked man holding a knife. A video of the 44-year-old's beheading was released on Saturday night. A masked man who appears to have a British accent was pictured beside Mr Haines holding a knife.
The victim says: "My name is David Cawthorne Haines. I would like to declare that I hold you, David Cameron, entirely responsible for my execution." The footage also includes a threat to kill a second British hostage.
He says Mr Cameron had entered into a coalition with the US against the Islamic State "just as your predecessor Tony Blair did". 'Despicable' killing
"Unfortunately it is we the British public that in the end will pay the price for our parliament's selfish decisions," he said. Speaking after a meeting of the UK emergency committee Cobra, Mr Cameron said: "We will do everything in our power to hunt down these murderers and ensure they face justice, however long it takes."
The militant, who appears to have a British accent, is then recorded as saying: "This British man has to pay the price for your promise, Cameron, to arm the Peshmerga against the Islamic State." He also said the country was "sickened" that a Briton could have carried out the "despicable" killing.
The Foreign Office says the video appears to be genuine. "We cannot just walk on by if we are to keep this country safe," he said.
"Step by step, we must drive back, dismantle and ultimately destroy Isil and what it stands for.
"We will not do so on our own, but with working with our allies, not just in the United States and in Europe, but also in the region."
He said the organisation posed a "massive threat" to the entire Middle East and said it would be defeated through a "comprehensive and sustained counter-terrorism strategy".
He added: "This is not about British combat troops on the ground. It is about working with others to extinguish this terrorist threat."
During his statement, Mr Cameron outlined steps that Britain would take against IS:
He also said IS extremists "have planned, and continue to plan, attacks across Europe and in our country", adding that it would take time to "eradicate a threat like this" and would require action at home and abroad.
"It falls to the government and to each and every one of us to drain this poison from our society and to take on this warped ideology that is radicalising some of our young people," he said.