Islamic State jihadists have threatened to behead a British hostage after releasing a second video capturing the murder of another American journalist.
The man, who The Times is not naming, was identified at the end of the video published online last night, which shows the hostage Steven Sotloff apparently being beheaded.
The latest act of brutality appeared to have been carried out by the same masked extremist with a British accent who shot to infamy as “Jihadi John”, the killer of James Foley two weeks ago.
Although the new footage did not show the moment of death, Sotloff, 31, a freelance journalist from Florida, was displayed in the aftermath with his head placed on top of his prone body.
The same heavily accented jihadist seen