Islamist militants 'kill reporter James Foley on video'

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The Islamic State militant group has released a video online purporting to show the beheading of US journalist James Foley, missing since 2012.

The militants said the killing was revenge for US air strikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq.

Foley's mother Diane said on Facebook she was proud of her son: "He gave his life trying to expose the world to the suffering of the Syrian people."

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Violence doesn't solve anything!

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