Cameron Faces Biggest International Dilemma

Widespread Revulsion Over Briton's Beheading

Updated: 10:09am UK, Sunday 14 September 2014

Politicians and community leaders have joined together to condemn the murder of British aid worker David Haines.

Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband put out tweets soon after news broke at around 11.25pm on Saturday that the Foreign Office were trying to verify a video that had emerged on the internet showed Mr Haines being beheaded.

Mr Cameron said: "The murder of David Haines is an act of pure evil. My heart goes out to his family who have shown extraordinary courage and fortitude."

Mr Miliband said: "I am sickened at the disgusting, barbaric killing of David Haines."

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said it was "a crime of the most horrendous kind".

"This murderous organisation calls itself Islamic State. But it is not a state, it is a brutal terrorist outfit whose actions are an affront to every peace loving Muslim around the world." 

Alex Salmond, First Minister of Mr Haines' native Scotland, said in a statement: "His murder will be totally condemned by all people with any sense of humanity.

"Our thoughts, sympathies and prayers are with the family members and friends of Mr Haines."

Peter Wishart, the MP for Perth, where Mr Haines once lived, said: "Perth feels a much diminished place this morning with the news of the brutal, appalling death of its brave, selfless son, David Haines."

US President Barack Obama said in a statement: "The United States strongly condemns the barbaric murder of UK citizen David Haines.

"Our hearts go out to the family of Mr Haines and to the people of the United Kingdom. The United States stands shoulder to shoulder tonight with our close friend and ally in grief and resolve.

"We will work with the United Kingdom and a broad coalition of nations from the region and around the world to bring the perpetrators of this outrageous act to justice, and to degrade and destroy this threat to the people of our countries, the region and the world."

The US is working to build an international coalition to target the Islamic State militants who carried out the killing of Mr Haines, as well as US journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff.

Muslim community leaders said the acts of IS do not represent the faith and highlighted that many other victims of the group have been Muslims themselves.

Mohammed Shafiq, chief executive of the Ramadhan Foundation, said: "In the coming days we need to come together as a nation to stand in solidarity with David's family and resolute in our determination to defeat terrorism. Whatever the costs or sacrifices we will defeat terrorism."

Dr Qari Asim, imam of the Makkah Mosque in Leeds and a leading Sunni scholar, said: "This vile and unwarranted terrorist attack is the actions of cowards and I condemn it completely.

"An attack on a British citizen is an attack on Britain and we raise our voices as a community united to deplore the actions of the terrorists ISIS."

Sayed Ali Abbas Razawi, joint secretary of the Majlis-e-Ulama, which represents the majority of Shia Muslims in the United Kingdom and Europe, said: "I condemn wholeheartedly this deplorable act of despicable violence.

"Our whole nation has been shocked and devastated by this act of utter terrorism. ISIS hides behind its false interpretation of Islam, claiming to kill in the name of Islam and we reject this unreservedly, they are criminals and villains."

Shaukat Warriach, founder of Imamsonline.com and chief executive of Faith Associates, an organisation which works with Imams and mosques across the UK, said: "We are all Britons, united in our grief and anger and deplore the actions of ISIS.

"The holy Quran says: 'the taking of one innocent life is like taking all of Mankind'; the attack on one of our citizens is an attack on all of us."

Mr Haines' former employer Nonviolent Peaceforce said in a statement: "Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) is deeply saddened by the murder of our friend and former colleague.

"David served NP in South Sudan in 2012 and was known and beloved by many of us. He protected people under threat with courageous determination whilst always demonstrating a sense of humility and where required humour. We are outraged by his brutal murder."

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