This article is from the source 'independent' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/alan-henning-second-british-hostage-in-isis-beheading-video-named-as-kind-and-funny-aid-worker-9732162.html
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Alan Henning: Second British hostage in Isis beheading video named as ‘kind and funny’ aid worker | Alan Henning: Second British hostage in Isis beheading video named as ‘kind and funny’ aid worker |
| (about 5 hours later) | |
| A second British hostage whose life is in the hands of fanatical terrorists has been named as Alan Henning. | A second British hostage whose life is in the hands of fanatical terrorists has been named as Alan Henning. |
| Mr Henning, 47, who is thought to be an aid worker, was identified in the same footage that captured the last moments of David Haines, 44, who was beheaded by the Islamic State (Isis). | Mr Henning, 47, who is thought to be an aid worker, was identified in the same footage that captured the last moments of David Haines, 44, who was beheaded by the Islamic State (Isis). |
| He was reportedly captured in the Syrian city of Ad-Dana and described himself as hailing from Salford in a conversation with activists that was reported on the website Buzzfeed. | |
| Today his family sanctioned the Foreign Office to release of a photo of Mr Henning holding a young child in a refugee camp on the Syrian-Turkish border. | Today his family sanctioned the Foreign Office to release of a photo of Mr Henning holding a young child in a refugee camp on the Syrian-Turkish border. |
| In a series of postings on Twitter, a user known as “SaiyanSyrian” said “Alan Henning is a British aid worker who went to help refugees in Idlib, he was abducted in Al Dana by Isis when they occupied the city. | In a series of postings on Twitter, a user known as “SaiyanSyrian” said “Alan Henning is a British aid worker who went to help refugees in Idlib, he was abducted in Al Dana by Isis when they occupied the city. |
| “This man Isis are threatening to behead is an aid worker who went with a British humanitarian convoy to help Syrians.” | “This man Isis are threatening to behead is an aid worker who went with a British humanitarian convoy to help Syrians.” |
| BBC journalist Catrin Nye, who has reported from the Middle East, also tweeted: “Alan Henning named as second British hostage held and threatened by Isis - a kind and funny man I spent time with last year.” | BBC journalist Catrin Nye, who has reported from the Middle East, also tweeted: “Alan Henning named as second British hostage held and threatened by Isis - a kind and funny man I spent time with last year.” |
| Mr Henning was reportedly captured by a band of masked men after he ignored advice to enter the war-torn country and complete an aid project, according to journalist Tam Hussein. | Mr Henning was reportedly captured by a band of masked men after he ignored advice to enter the war-torn country and complete an aid project, according to journalist Tam Hussein. |
| In a series of tweets, the reporter said Mr Henning was separated from other aid workers and taken prisoner around last Christmas. | In a series of tweets, the reporter said Mr Henning was separated from other aid workers and taken prisoner around last Christmas. |
| “Henning was told not (to go into) Syria… but insisted on going in b/c he had put in so much time and effort in the project,” he said. “Henning wanted to make sure aid reached the intended. Henning was genuinely trying to help the Syrian refugee crisis — nothing more. People spoke very highly of him.” | “Henning was told not (to go into) Syria… but insisted on going in b/c he had put in so much time and effort in the project,” he said. “Henning wanted to make sure aid reached the intended. Henning was genuinely trying to help the Syrian refugee crisis — nothing more. People spoke very highly of him.” |