Brother-in-law of IS hostage 'scared' by airstrikes on Syria
- 10 years ago
A vigil in Greater Manchester for British aid worker Alan Henning held hostage in Syria.
About 100 hundred people -- from all faith groups -- gathered at this Bolton mosque calling for his release.
Supporters wore T-shirts saying "Free 'Gadget' Alan Henning" - a nickname given to him because he was good at fixing things.
Henning was captured by Islamic State militants while delivering aid to Syria in December.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) BROTHER-IN-LAW OF ALAN HENNING, COLIN LIVESEY, SAYING:
"He didn't have no political sense of anything. He just went there to help people out. Not to target people, not to do this, just went there pure and simple to help kids out and that's all he did it for. He doesn't deserve what's happening to him now because his heart's always been in the right place and it always will be."
Henning's brother-in-law says he feared what would happen during US airstrikes in Syria.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) BROTHER-IN-LAW OF BRITISH HOST
About 100 hundred people -- from all faith groups -- gathered at this Bolton mosque calling for his release.
Supporters wore T-shirts saying "Free 'Gadget' Alan Henning" - a nickname given to him because he was good at fixing things.
Henning was captured by Islamic State militants while delivering aid to Syria in December.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) BROTHER-IN-LAW OF ALAN HENNING, COLIN LIVESEY, SAYING:
"He didn't have no political sense of anything. He just went there to help people out. Not to target people, not to do this, just went there pure and simple to help kids out and that's all he did it for. He doesn't deserve what's happening to him now because his heart's always been in the right place and it always will be."
Henning's brother-in-law says he feared what would happen during US airstrikes in Syria.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) BROTHER-IN-LAW OF BRITISH HOST