IS releases video of British hostage execution

The Islamic State (IS) group has just released a video online showing the execution of Alan Henning, a British driver who was part of a volunteer convoy transporting aid to the Syrian people.

British Prime Minister David Cameron on October 3 also confirmed that this execution was real, condemned terrorism and vowed to do everything to bring justice.

British hostage Alan Henning executed by IS (Source: Telegraph)

The video was released just days after IS warned that Alan Henning would be the next hostage to be executed. If the video is verified, Henning would be the fourth Western hostage killed by the terrorist group, following the executions of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and Scottish aid worker David Haines.

This latest incident comes after Britain began joining the US-led international coalition to conduct airstrikes on IS targets in Iraq on September 30. Both British and US intelligence agencies are currently verifying the authenticity of the video.

Alan Henning, 47, is a taxi driver from Eccles, Greater Manchester, England. He was kidnapped nine months ago as he entered Syria with a humanitarian aid convoy. Henning is believed to have been held by IS along with about 20 other Western hostages at the time. Just a few days ago, his wife appeared on British television and called on the kidnappers to release him./.

According to VNA