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| Murder of Alan Henning 'unforgivable' - Cameron | |
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| The murder of hostage Alan Henning was "completely unforgivable" David Cameron has said, as he vowed the UK would do all it could to find the killers. | |
| A video purporting to show Mr Henning being beheaded has been released by Islamic State (IS) militants. | A video purporting to show Mr Henning being beheaded has been released by Islamic State (IS) militants. |
| Mr Cameron said IS was a "repulsive" and "barbaric" organisation. | |
| He described Mr Henning, who was delivering aid to Syria in December when he was kidnapped, as a "kind, gentle, compassionate and caring man". | |
| IS had threatened to kill the Salford taxi driver in video footage last month showing the death of Briton David Haines. | |
| In the most recent video, the extremist group threatens US aid worker Peter Kassig. | |
| Speaking at Chequers following a briefing from defence and intelligence officials, including the head of MI5, Mr Cameron said: "The murder of Alan Henning is absolutely abhorrent. | |
| "It is senseless, it is completely unforgiveable. Anyone in any doubt about this organisation can now see how truly repulsive and barbaric it is. | |
| "And as a country, what we must do, with our allies, is everything we can to defeat this organisation in the region, but also to defeat it at home, and we must do everything we can to hunt down and find the people who are responsible for this." |