By Euronews
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Ultra-radical group ISIL has claimed the execution of American hostage Peter Kassig, according to reports.
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The group, which has claimed the killing of four other Western hostages since August, released a video showing a masked man standing next to a severed head, report AFP.
Kassig was abducted in Syria in 2013.
Picture: An earlier news conference calling for Kassig’s release