In the video, Alan Henning is shown saying he is being killed because of the British government’s decision to attack ISIS.
WARNING: Graphic footage. / Via youtube.com
A new video released Friday afternoon purports to show British hostage Alan Henning beheaded by an ISIS militant.
The video begins with a clip from Russia Today on the British parliament's decision to approve airstrikes on ISIS and cuts to Henning kneeling in a desert with a militant known as "Jihadi John." He addresses the camera, "Hi, I'm Alan Henning. Because of our Parliament's decision to attack the Islamic State, I as a member of the British public will now pay the price for that decision."
Henning was an aid worker who was captured while working for a Muslim NGO.
At the end of the video, the ISIS member displays another hostage, former U.S. soldier Peter Kassig, and threatens that he will be the next victim.
"Obama, you have started your aerial bombardment in Sham, which keeps on striking our people," the executioner says. "So it's only right we keep on striking the necks of your people."
The video is titled "Another Message to America and its Allies" and is more graphic than previous videos showing the militant group's execution of American and British hostages.
Kassig, the American hostage, is a a former Army Ranger turned Syrian refugee aid worker. He founded his own relief organization, Special Emergency Response and Assistance, or SERA, in 2011. According to the organization's website, SERA is "focused on providing acute logistical support and assistance in areas too difficult for other humanitarian organizations to effectively operate. Typically, this means conflict zones." The website indicates that the group's operations have ceased due to the security situation in Syria.
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