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A new video has been released showing a British man believed to be held hostage by Islamic State (IS) militants.A new video has been released showing a British man believed to be held hostage by Islamic State (IS) militants.
The group has killed three hostages - a Briton and two Americans - and has threatened the life of British man Alan Henning. IS has already killed three hostages and, in its video showing the death of UK aid worker David Haines, threatened to kill British man Alan Henning next.
Mr Henning, 47, of Salford, was shown at the end of a video depicting the killing of British aid worker David Haines, which was released on Saturday. The latest video, which does not feature a beheading, shows a third British man wearing orange clothing who says he is a prisoner.
The latest video shows another British man who says he is a prisoner. He asks why he and others have been abandoned by the US and UK governments.
The footage is different from previous videos and does not feature anyone being beheaded.
No IS militants are seen in the video, which is entitled "Lend Me Your Ears" and is addressed to the Western public.No IS militants are seen in the video, which is entitled "Lend Me Your Ears" and is addressed to the Western public.
The Briton appears wearing orange clothing and addresses the camera directly from a desk. 'Abandoned'
He says he and others have been abandoned by the US and UK governments, and asks why they are so keen to get involved in another war. BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner said the hostage was speaking to the camera "under duress".
The hostage says other European governments have negotiated for the release of their hostages but says the US and UK have done things differently. He said it was like a "kind of parody of a chat show" and "very much a propaganda video".
He also says this is the first of several of what he calls programmes in which he will explain the philosophy of IS. "It doesn't end with any overt threat... And he's reading from a script, there's no knife or gun being held to his head," our correspondent said.
He added that previous IS videos were directed at US and UK leaders, but this was meant for the British public, particularly Muslims.
In the video, the hostage says other European governments have negotiated for the release of their hostages but says the US and UK have done things differently.
The hostage also says this is the first of several of what he calls programmes in which he will explain the philosophy of IS.
From comments on the tape, it is clear it was made this year, but not precisely when.From comments on the tape, it is clear it was made this year, but not precisely when.
The message of the video is that IS has been "misrepresented by the Western media", and the hostage says he is going to be revealing the truth about IS in "the coming programmes", our correspondent added.
The video has been released nearly a week after footage depicting the death of Mr Haines, the first British hostage to be killed.
It was in that video that the life of Mr Henning, 47, from Salford, was threatened.
Mr Henning was a volunteer on an aid convoy in December 2013 when he was seized just after crossing into Syria.
Earlier, British Muslim leaders called for his immediate release, saying anyone undertaking a humanitarian act should be held in the highest esteem.
The video of Mr Haines's death followed the killings of US journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff - which were also shown in videos - in August and earlier this month respectively.
On Tuesday, IS released a separate video, which was described by analysts as a video response to US air strikes.
The slickly produced, Hollywood-style trailer for a film entitled "Flames of War" refers to US President Barack Obama's insistence that US combat troops would not be returning to fight in Iraq.
In an apparent taunt, it depicts wounded US troops, masked executioners standing over kneeling captives, and declares at the conclusion: "Fighting has just begun."