The UK will not waver in its aim to defeat terrorism, David Cameron has said as he condemned the barbaric beheading of a second US hostage. Islamic State extremists threatened to kill a British hostage in a video of US journalist Steven Sotloffs death unless US air strikes in Iraq stopped. Ministers say every possible option will be considered to protect the British man. He has family in Scotland but relatives do not want him named. IS also killed a US hostage last month. Speaking at Prime Ministers Questions, Mr Cameron told MPs that this country will never give in to terrorism and our opposition to Isil (IS) will continue at home and abroad. Utterly abhorrent He said: What has happened to the two hostages so far and what may happen again in the future is utterly abhorrent and barbaric and these people need to understand we will not waver in our aim of defeating terrorism. An IS video posted online two weeks ago showed the killing of another US journalist, James Foley. Mr Sotloff, 31, who was seized in Syria last year, also appeared in that footage with a warning that he would be next. The British hostage appears at the end of the latest video, released on Tuesday and entitled A Second Message To America. The US has confirmed the video is authentic. US President Barack Obama said his country would not be intimidated by IS, adding: Their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:01:23 +0000
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