ISIS has issued a direct threat to David Cameron by threatening to murder a British hostage after beheading a second US journalist.
A masked Islamic State fighter spoke with an English accent as he executed Steven Sotloff in a video released online today entitled ‘A Second Message to America’.
He then holds up a British man kneeling in an orange jumpsuit and warns: he is next.
The disturbing threat leaves the Prime Minister with the chilling prospect of a British national murdering another in the name of ISIS.
Steven Sotloff’s killer is believed to be the same man that murdered James Foley two weeks ago — known as ‘Jihadi John’.
The British hostage, who UK media are not naming at the request of the family but who has been named and pictured around the world, is believed to be an aid worker that was based on the Turkish border of Syria working with victims of war.
David Cameron tonight hit out at the ‘absolutely disgusting, despicable’ murder of US hostage Steven Sotloff and called for a meeting of the Government’s Cobra emergency committee tomorrow morning.
He said: ‘If verified, this is a despicable and barbaric murder. My thoughts and prayers are with Mr Sotloff’s family and friends tonight as they deal with this appalling and tragic situation.
‘As I have said consistently over the last few weeks, ISIL terrorists speak for no religion. They threaten Syrians, Iraqis, Americans and British people alike and make no distinction between Muslims, Christians or any other faith.
‘We have already been working hard to keep British people safe and we will continue to do all we can to protect our country and our people from these barbaric terrorists. Tomorrow morning I will chair a COBRA meeting to review these latest developments.’
The Prime Minister was addressing Tory MPs in a private meeting in Parliament when gloating ISIS executioners released the footage.
At the end of the meeting of the Conservative backbench 1922 committee, Mr Cameron was seen looking at his Blackberry before emerging to address journalists.
He said: ‘I’ve just seen the news. It is an absolutely disgusting, despicable act.’
In the video, the killer says: ‘I am back, Obama, and I am back because of your arrogant foreign policy towards the Islamic State, because of your insistence on continuing your bombings and … on Mosul Dam, despite our serious warnings, Daily Mail informs.
