Foley Family Sent Email Threat By IS Kidnappers

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <header class="story__header" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><div class="story__standfirst" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-bottom: 40px; max-width: 64%;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The beheaded journalist's employers pleaded for mercy from militants after a "vitriolic" email threatening his murder.</span></div> <div class="last-updated" style="bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 40px; max-width: 40%; position: absolute; right: 0px; text-align: right;"> <div class="last-updated__text" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px;"> <span class="last-updated__time" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">09:26, UK,</span></span><span class="last-updated__day" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); box-sizing: border-box;"></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span class="last-updated__day" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Thursday 21</span> <span class="last-updated__month-year" style="box-sizing: border-box;">August 2014</span></div> </div> </header><div class="story__content-outer-wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; padding: 0px 332px 0px 0px; width: 992px;"> <section class="story__media" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="module module--primary" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; width: 660px;"> <div class="module video" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2014/08/200814FOLEYBalboni1408572875449700.mp4" data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2014/08/200814FOLEYBalboni1408572875449374.mp4" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 25px; overflow: hidden; width: 660px;"> <div class="video__placeholder-wrapper js-video" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; height: 0px; padding-bottom: 371px; position: relative; width: 660px;"> <div class="image" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> <div class="image__wrapper image__wrapper--16x9" style="box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 371px; position: relative;"> <img alt="" class="image__item video__teaser-image js-responsive" data-breakpoint="" data-sizes="144x81 362x204 762x428 942x530" data-sizes-wide="" data-template="http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2014/8/20/330672/default/v2/philip-balboni-global-post-1-{width}x{height}.jpg" src="http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2014/8/20/330672/default/v2/philip-balboni-global-post-1-942x530.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(220, 220, 220); 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display: block; min-height: 40px; padding: 10px 8px; width: 660px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="video__type" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Video:</span> <span class="video__teaser" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Foley Family Warned Of Killing</span></span></span></div> </div> </section></div> <section class="story__content" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.235294); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: SkyTextRegular, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana; font-size: 1.125rem; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.625rem; margin: 0px auto 80px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 18.75rem; orphans: auto; position: relative; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div class="story__intro" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: SkyTextMedium, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.625rem; margin: 0px auto 1em; max-width: 540px;"> A "rage-filled" email was sent to the family of murdered US journalist James Foley days before his death, it has emerged.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1em; max-width: 540px;"> The email stated the kidnappers were furious at US airstrikes against Islamic State militants and implied the journalist would die in revenge.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1em; max-width: 540px;"> The "vitriolic" threat was revealed by Mr Foley's media employers amid claims the kidnappers had initially requested "multi-million-dollar ransom for his release".</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1em; max-width: 540px;"> The New York Times made the claim after speaking to a representative of Mr Foley's family and a former hostage held alongside him.</div> <div class="image image--inline" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px auto 1em; max-width: 540px;"> <div class="image__wrapper image__wrapper--4x3" style="box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 405px; position: relative;"> <img alt="" class="image__item js-responsive" data-breakpoint="" data-sizes="91x68 300x225 480x360" data-sizes-wide="" data-template="http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2014/8/20/330603/default/v1/cegrab-20140820-132400-358-1-{width}x{height}.jpg" src="http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2014/8/20/330603/default/v1/cegrab-20140820-132400-358-1-480x360.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(220, 220, 220); box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 405px; max-width: 100%; page-break-inside: avoid; position: absolute; vertical-align: middle; width: 540px;" /></div> <div class="image__caption" style="background-color: #f4f4f4; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.125rem; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; min-height: 40px; padding: 10px 8px;"> It has been claimed IS demanded a multi-million dollar ransom for Mr Foley</div> </div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1em; max-width: 540px;"> Referring to the email, Philip Balboni, President of the Global Post news website, said the organisation responded by "pleading with them for mercy".</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1em; max-width: 540px;"> "On Wednesday night last week the Foley family received an email from the kidnappers that was full of rage against the United States bombing and they stated that they would execute Jim.</div> <div class="module module--inline video" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2014/08/200814FOLEYFAMILYFULLSTATEMENT1408559018356700.mp4" data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2014/08/200814FOLEYFAMILYFULLSTATEMENT1408559018356374.mp4" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px auto 1em; 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box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; display: block; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.125rem; min-height: 40px; padding: 10px 8px; width: 540px;"><span class="video__type" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: SkyTextMedium, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana; font-size: 1rem;">Video:</span> <span class="video__teaser" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-size: 1rem;">James Foley's Parents Pay Tribute</span></span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1em; max-width: 540px;">  "Obviously, we hoped and prayed that that would not be the case.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1em; max-width: 540px;"> "We communicated as quickly as we could, with the captors; pleaded with them for mercy.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1em; max-width: 540px;"> "The message was vitriolic and filled with rage against the United States. It was deadly serious."</div> <div class="module module--inline video" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2014/08/210814FoleyHtp051408594416129700.mp4" data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2014/08/210814FoleyHtp051408594416129374.mp4" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px auto 1em; max-width: 540px; width: 540px;"> <div class="video__placeholder-wrapper js-video" style="background-color: black; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; height: 0px; padding-bottom: 303px; position: relative; width: 540px;"> <div class="image" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> <div class="image__wrapper image__wrapper--16x9" style="box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 303px; position: relative;"> <img alt="" class="image__item video__teaser-image js-responsive" data-breakpoint="" data-sizes="144x81 362x204 762x428 942x530" data-sizes-wide="" data-template="http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2014/8/20/330673/default/v2/foley-close-grab-1-{width}x{height}.jpg" src="http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2014/8/20/330673/default/v2/foley-close-grab-1-942x530.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(220, 220, 220); box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 303px; max-width: 100%; page-break-inside: avoid; position: absolute; vertical-align: middle; width: 540px;" /></div> </div> <button aria-labelledby="video__caption-1322233" class="video__play--icon" style="-webkit-appearance: button; background-image: url(http://news.sky.com/images/ffa94923.play-icon.png); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: contain; border: none; bottom: 8px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18px; height: 46px; left: 7px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: absolute; text-transform: none; width: 46px;"><span class="video__play-a11y" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); display: inline-block; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; width: 1px;">Play video</span></button></div> <span class="video__caption" id="video__caption-1322233" style="background-color: #f4f4f4; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; display: block; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.125rem; min-height: 40px; padding: 10px 8px; width: 540px;"><span class="video__type" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: SkyTextMedium, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana; font-size: 1rem;">Video:</span> <span class="video__teaser" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-size: 1rem;">Special Forces Tried To Free Foley</span></span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1em; max-width: 540px;"> Mr Balboni said the Global Post spent millions of dollars on efforts to bring Mr Foley home, including hiring experts from an international security firm.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1em; max-width: 540px;"> Mr Foley's parents have not spoken about attempts to rescue their son, who was held captive for two years before he was beheaded, but in an emotional statement said they knew he was now "in heaven". </div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1em; max-width: 540px;"> John Foley, standing next to his wife Diane at their home in Rochester, New Hampshire, said: "It's difficult to find solace at this point in time, but Jim is free. We know he's in God's hands and ... we know he's in heaven.</div> <div class="module module--inline video" data-format-high="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/700/2014/08/DIGWE21MARTINCHULOVSKYPE1408566527325700.mp4" data-format-low="http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/374/2014/08/DIGWE21MARTINCHULOVSKYPE1408566527325374.mp4" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px auto 1em; max-width: 540px; width: 540px;"> <div class="video__placeholder-wrapper js-video" style="background-color: black; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; height: 0px; padding-bottom: 303px; position: relative; width: 540px;"> <div class="image" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> <div class="image__wrapper image__wrapper--16x9" style="box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 303px; position: relative;"> <img alt="" class="image__item video__teaser-image js-responsive" data-breakpoint="" data-sizes="144x81 362x204 762x428 942x530" data-sizes-wide="" data-template="http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2014/8/20/330660/default/v1/cegrab-20140820-212848-452-1-{width}x{height}.jpg" src="http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2014/8/20/330660/default/v1/cegrab-20140820-212848-452-1-942x530.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(220, 220, 220); box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 303px; max-width: 100%; page-break-inside: avoid; position: absolute; vertical-align: middle; width: 540px;" /></div> </div> <button aria-labelledby="video__caption-1322160" class="video__play--icon" style="-webkit-appearance: button; background-image: url(http://news.sky.com/images/ffa94923.play-icon.png); background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: contain; border: none; bottom: 8px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18px; height: 46px; left: 7px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: absolute; text-transform: none; width: 46px;"><span class="video__play-a11y" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); display: inline-block; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; width: 1px;">Play video</span></button></div> <span class="video__caption" id="video__caption-1322160" style="background-color: #f4f4f4; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; display: block; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.125rem; min-height: 40px; padding: 10px 8px; width: 540px;"><span class="video__type" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: SkyTextMedium, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana; font-size: 1rem;">Video:</span> <span class="video__teaser" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-size: 1rem;">Who Killed James Foley?</span></span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1em; max-width: 540px;"> "We're so proud of him. We have to be happy for him. We need the courage and the prayers to continue without him, because he was an inspiration for us and for so many others.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1em; max-width: 540px;"> "We miss his courage and his love and his determination. His laugh. His smile."</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1em; max-width: 540px;"> <br /></div> </section></div>

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