Wife of British hostage appeals to Islamic State
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The wife of British taxi driver Alan Henning, who is being held hostage by Islamic State (IS) insurgents, on Tuesday (September 30) made an appeal to the group to spare his life.
"I have a further message for Islamic State: we have not abandoned Alan. We continue in our attempts to communicate with you. I have had no contact from Islamic State holding Alan, other than an audio file of him pleading for his life," Barbara Henning told the BBC.
"Muslims across the globe continue to question Islamic State over Alan's fate. Their position regarding his statement is unequivocal. He is innocent. Some say: wrong time, wrong place."
Barbara Henning said her husband was working in Syria to aid Muslims, adding that she could not understand why IS did not show him clemency.
"Alan was volunteering with his Muslim friends to help the people of Syria. He was in the right place, doing the right thing," Barbara Henning said.
"We are
The wife of British taxi driver Alan Henning, who is being held hostage by Islamic State (IS) insurgents, on Tuesday (September 30) made an appeal to the group to spare his life.
"I have a further message for Islamic State: we have not abandoned Alan. We continue in our attempts to communicate with you. I have had no contact from Islamic State holding Alan, other than an audio file of him pleading for his life," Barbara Henning told the BBC.
"Muslims across the globe continue to question Islamic State over Alan's fate. Their position regarding his statement is unequivocal. He is innocent. Some say: wrong time, wrong place."
Barbara Henning said her husband was working in Syria to aid Muslims, adding that she could not understand why IS did not show him clemency.
"Alan was volunteering with his Muslim friends to help the people of Syria. He was in the right place, doing the right thing," Barbara Henning said.
"We are