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LIFE AT RISK: British man Alan Henning, a 47-year-old former cab driver from the Manchester area, is currently held hostage by Islamic State (IS) militants.

The comments come as fears grow for the safety of a second Brit, Manchester taxi driver Alan Henning, who was captured after travelling to the war-torn region with charity workers in December.

It emerged this week that that Mr Henning was kidnapped within half-an-hour of entering Syria after he unwittingly became involved with a charity with links to alleged extremists.

Mr Henning, 47, now threatened with beheading by “jihadists”, ignored pleas from friends, colleagues and local guides not to cross the Syrian border, telling them he was determined to make sure the supplies he was carrying were delivered safely to the right people.

NORTH-East Muslims have condemned the murder of British aid worker David Haines declaring that ISIS terrorists had “nothing to do with Islam”.

The comments come as fears grow for the safety of a second Brit, Manchester taxi driver Alan Henning, who was captured after travelling to the war-torn region with charity workers in December.

Wadood Daud, youth leader with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association North-East, said the “heinous murder” was totally opposed to Islam’s teachings.

He added: “If anyone tries to justify such attacks in Islam’s name then it is a complete distortion of Islam’s teachings.

“The fact it was an innocent civilian who went for aid purposes makes this attack even more barbaric and outrageous.

“This cannot in any shape or form be classed as Islam but rather it is madness in the name of Islam.”

Mr Daud said the terrorists who carried out the attack were criminals in every sense and should be pursued and punished.

“The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has always said that all extremists and terrorists should be treated extremely firmly and all efforts should be made to stop their …read more at thenorthernecho.co.uk