Glor good evening, im jeff glor. The white house confirmedthis afternoon what i. S. I. S, held last october, be kassig becomes the fifth western hostage beheaded by i. S. I. S. Two other americans and two from britain were previously killed. The newest video however is much different than before. We have two reports tonight beginning with julianna goldman. This is peter edward kassig. A u. S. Citizen of your country. Reporter like previous videos, this features jihadi john. But kassig was not kneeling this a orange jump suit and did not make a statement. Shows i. S. I. S. Soldiers executing syrian officers, there wasnt an additional western hostage at the end. Susan rice briefed president obama on the video board ifers ah 1. The parents released a statement said we are incredibly proud of our son, we will work every day to keep his legacy alive as best we can. I. S. I. S. Revealed they kassig in october following the beheading of allen henning. Kassig was abducted delivering aid to syr
Glor good evening, im jeff glor. This is our western edition of the broadcast. The white house confirmed this afternoon, what isis claimed this morning, american peter kissig has been executed. Kassig who was just 26yearsold had been held since last october, he becomes the fifth western hostage beheaded by isis. Two other americans and two from britain were previously killed. The newest video, however is much different than before. We have two reports tonight beginning with julianna goldman. This is peter edward kassig. A u. S. Citizen of your country. Reporter like previous isis execution videos, this one features the same blackmasked killer with a british accent known as jihadi john. But kassig did not appear kneeling in an orange jump suit befire he was killed and did not make a statement. The 15 minute video also identified the militants location and shows isis soldiers executing syrian officers. There also wasnt an additional western hostage at the end. National security advisor s
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