GRAPHIC CONTENT Friend of UK aid worker beheaded by IS: "I salute you, my friend."

  • 10 years ago
**EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC MATERIAL -- DOES NOT SHOW BEHEADING--

A friend and former colleague of gruesomely executed David Haines tears up as she searches for words to describe the 44-year-old father of two.

Islamic State militants released video Saturday that purports to show the beheading of Haines.

Dubravka Kukic says goodbye to the man she once called a friend.

(SOUNDBITE) (Croatian/English) DAVID HAINES' FORMER COLLEAGUE, DUBRAVKA KUKIC, SAYING:

"And it goes like this: 'It is amazing how can you speak right to my heart, without saying a word you can light up the dark', I salute you, my friend, I salute your bravery and kindness, I will miss you, rest in peace."

A second British hostage named Alan Henning is now under threat. The militant group says he will be killed if the United Kingdom continues its fight against Islamic State.

British Prime Minister David Cameron says the UK "Will hunt down those responsible and

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