ISIS has released a video featuring beheading of a British Aid Worker, Alan Henning, who went to northern Syria to help the people there. He was abducted by the ISIS militants and now beheaded brutally, shaming humanity once more.
The militant group which celled itself the Islamic State beheaded the 47-year-old aid worker despite protests of leading Muslim clerics and leaders across the world.
The 1 minute plus video showed that Henning was forced to make a statement just before his death. “Hi, I am 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 saying.
A black-clad executioner, holding Henning by the scruff of his neck, declared: “Obama, you have started your air bombardment in Sham which keeps on striking our people. It is only right that we continue to strike the necks of your people.”
He was beheaded in same manner and pose like the other three other hostages killed in last two months.
Calling it “barbaric and repulsive”, the British Prime Minister David Cameron condemned the incident and promised to bring justice.
“The brutal murder of Alan Henning by ISIL shows just how barbaric and repulsive these terrorists are,” Cameron said.
“Alan had gone to Syria to help get aid to people of all faiths in their hour of need,” he said adding, “The fact that he was taken hostage when trying to help others and now murdered demonstrates that there are no limits to the depravity of these ISIL terrorists.”
“We will do all we can to hunt down these murderers and bring them to justice,” Cameron vowed.
The new video, titled “Another Message to America and Its Allies,” also announced the name of their next victim – an American aid worker, Peter Kassig whose organization provides medical care in Syria. The 26-year-old Kassig, a former army man was captured in Syria last year.
Meanwhile, President Barack Obama said the U.S. would intensify its campaign against Islamic State.
“The United States strongly condemns the brutal murder of United Kingdom citizen Alan Henning by the terrorist group ISIL. Mr. Henning worked to help improve the lives of the Syrian people and his death is a great loss for them, for his family and the people of the United Kingdom,” Obama said in a statement.
“Standing together with our UK friends and allies, we will work to bring the perpetrators of Alan’s murder — as well as the murders of Jim Foley, Steven Sotloff and David Haines — to justice. Standing together with a broad coalition of allies and partners, we will continue taking decisive action to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL,” Obama added.
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