Middle East
3 February 2015
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Lt Moaz al-Kasasbeh had been held hostage since his plane came down on 24 December
Lt Moaz al-Kasasbeh was captured when his plane came down near Raqqa, Syria, in December on a mission to support the US-led military coalition against IS.
Jordan has been attempting to secure his release as part of a prisoner swap.
The video was distributed via a Twitter account known as a source for IS propaganda.
by Nasra Ismail and Biodun Iginla, BBC News, Beirut
Lt Moaz al-Kasasbeh had been held hostage since his plane came down on 24 December
A video published online by Islamic State (IS) militants claims to show Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh being burned alive.
The video, which could not immediately be verified, showed a man standing in a cage and engulfed in flames. Lt Moaz al-Kasasbeh was captured when his plane came down near Raqqa, Syria, in December on a mission to support the US-led military coalition against IS.
Jordan has been attempting to secure his release as part of a prisoner swap.
The video was distributed via a Twitter account known as a source for IS propaganda.
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