And another ffs
The family of the British aid worker Alan Henning spoke yesterday of their grief over the murder of "a decent, caring human being" by the militant group Islamic State (Isis). In a statement, his wife Barbara Henning said she and their two children, Lucy and Adam, were "extremely proud" of him and also of "what he achieved and the people he helped".
The 47-year-old taxi-driver from Greater Manchester was taken hostage last December after travelling with humanitarian aid convoys to Syria. He had made repeated journeys, despite the dangers, after being moved by the plight of refugees in the country's bitter civil war.
His death was confirmed after a video of his murder was released on Friday night. It dashed hopes that he might be freed after appeals by dozens of Muslim leaders in the UK and worldwide, who warned that killing an innocent man on a humanitarian mission would be contrary to Islam's central tenets, and reports that he had been cleared by a sharia court in Syria.
At Manchester Central Mosque, Mr Henning was hailed as a "national hero" by an imam who said his "appalling" murder would help bring about the end of Isis.
The family of the British aid worker Alan Henning spoke yesterday of their grief over the murder of "a decent, caring human being" by the militant group Islamic State (Isis). In a statement, his wife Barbara Henning said she and their two children, Lucy and Adam, were "extremely proud" of him and also of "what he achieved and the people he helped".
The 47-year-old taxi-driver from Greater Manchester was taken hostage last December after travelling with humanitarian aid convoys to Syria. He had made repeated journeys, despite the dangers, after being moved by the plight of refugees in the country's bitter civil war.
His death was confirmed after a video of his murder was released on Friday night. It dashed hopes that he might be freed after appeals by dozens of Muslim leaders in the UK and worldwide, who warned that killing an innocent man on a humanitarian mission would be contrary to Islam's central tenets, and reports that he had been cleared by a sharia court in Syria.
At Manchester Central Mosque, Mr Henning was hailed as a "national hero" by an imam who said his "appalling" murder would help bring about the end of Isis.
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