AFP PHOTO/ RAMI AL-SAYED
An ISIS-linked group has posted a video online allegedly showing the beheading of Frenchman Herve Gourdel.
The 55-year-old man was abducted in Algeria on Monday by a splinter group from Al-Qaeda’s North African branch. The Jund al-Khilafah, or Soldiers of the Caliphate, said it would kill him unless France halts it airstrikes in Iraq within 24 hours.
Update:
French authorities have verified the video’s authenticity.
