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The Islamic State (IS) has reportedly beheaded U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff, the second execution of an American journalist in the past two weeks.
Sotloff's life was threatened in the same video released in August in which freelance journalist James Foley was behaded by an IS militant.
According to the New York Times, SITE Intelligence Group -a Jihadist threat-monitoring service -said Tuesday IS released a 2:46 min video showing Sotloff's murder.
Breaking: ISIS has released a 2:46 minute video said to show the beheading of Steven Sotloff, according to SITE Intelligence Group.
- New York Times World (@nytimesworld) September 2, 2014
Global News has not seen the purported video, but is working to confirm details.
Sotloff's mother, Shirley Sotloff, made a video plea last week asking IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to spare her son's life.
'As a mother, I ask your justice to be merciful and not punish my son for matters he has no control over. I ask you to use your authority to spare his life and to follow the example set by the Prophet Muhammad, who protected People of the Book. I want what every mother wants, to live to see her children's children, I plead with you to grant me this.'
Sotloff, 31, disappeared in Syria in Aug. 2013, while covering the civil war in the country.
IS uploaded a video to YouTube on Aug. 19 showing the beheading of 40-year-old Foley, who had been held hostage since Nov. 2012.
The militant group demanded a $132-million ransom for Foley's release, among other conditions.
In the same video, Sotloff was seen kneeling in front of an IS militant, who said, 'The life of this American citizen, Obama, depends on your next decision.'
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