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| Wife of British hostage Alan Henning makes video appeal for his release | Wife of British hostage Alan Henning makes video appeal for his release |
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| Barbara Henning, the wife of British hostage Alan Henning, has urged his Islamic State captors to “please release him, we need him back home”. | Barbara Henning, the wife of British hostage Alan Henning, has urged his Islamic State captors to “please release him, we need him back home”. |
| Alan Henning, a former taxi driver from Salford, was kidnapped last December in Syria by Isis militants. | Alan Henning, a former taxi driver from Salford, was kidnapped last December in Syria by Isis militants. |
| Barbara Henning told BBC News: “I ask Islamic State please release him, we need him back home.” | Barbara Henning told BBC News: “I ask Islamic State please release him, we need him back home.” |
| The 47-year-old aid worker was shown at the end of a video released earlier this month after the beheading of fellow British captive David Haines. | The 47-year-old aid worker was shown at the end of a video released earlier this month after the beheading of fellow British captive David Haines. |
| Last week Mrs Henning revealed she had received an audio message from her husband pleading for his life, and had been told that a sharia court had found him innocent of being a spy. | Last week Mrs Henning revealed she had received an audio message from her husband pleading for his life, and had been told that a sharia court had found him innocent of being a spy. |
| In her latest statement, she said: “We are at a loss why those leading Islamic State cannot open their hearts and minds to the truth about Alan’s humanitarian motives for going to Syria and why they continue to ignore the verdict of their own justice system. | In her latest statement, she said: “We are at a loss why those leading Islamic State cannot open their hearts and minds to the truth about Alan’s humanitarian motives for going to Syria and why they continue to ignore the verdict of their own justice system. |
| “Surely those who wish to be seen as a state will act in a statesmanlike way by showing mercy and providing clemency. | “Surely those who wish to be seen as a state will act in a statesmanlike way by showing mercy and providing clemency. |
| “I ask again, supported by the voices across the world, for Islamic State to spare Alan’s life.” | “I ask again, supported by the voices across the world, for Islamic State to spare Alan’s life.” |
| She added: “I have a further message for Islamic State. We’ve not abandoned Alan and we continue in our attempts to communicate with you. | |
| “We have had no contact from Islamic State holding him other than an audio file of him pleading for his life. | |
| “Muslims across the globe continue to question Islamic State over Alan’s fate. Their position regarding his statement is unequivocal. He is innocent. | |
| “Some say wrong time, wrong place. Alan was volunteering with his Muslim friends to help the people of Syria. He was in the right place during the right time.” |