The
Islamic State has released a video claiming to show the beheading of British
captive David Haines. The an aid worker, was abducted by
militants in Syria last year. He appeared at the end of a video showing
the beheading of US journalist Steven Sotloff earlier this month. In
the video, titled A Message to the Allies of America, the extremists also
threaten to execute another Briton.
The
44-year-old has a teenage daughter in Scotland from a previous marriage and a four-year-old daughter in Croatia from his present
marriage. He was taken while
working for relief agency ACTED in Syria in March 2013, having previously
helped local people in Libya and South Sudan.
Militants
from IS have beheaded two American journalists, posting the evidence online in
gruesome videos featuring a masked jihadist with a British accent. As well as
Mr Sotloff, the other victim was James Foley.
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