Encomium
British hostage, Alan Henning’s wife – Barbara – yesterday (September 23), issued a plea to Islamic State militants after receiving an audio file of her husband pleading for his life, calling on the group to “open their hearts and minds”.
His wife, while acknowledging the receipt of the recording, issued a statement through the Foreign Office which read: “I and people representing me continue to reach out to those holding Alan.” but added: “Islamic State continue to ignore our pleas to open dialogue.”
It is believed that Mr. Henning – a former taxi driver – was kidnapped in Syria when he traveled to the country in December last year as part of a convoy delivering humanitarian aid to Syrian citizens.
