A masked militant holding a knife gestures at the camera before beheading 31-year-old U.S. writer Steven Sotloff.
{"Image ImageDescription": "An image grab taken from a video released by the Islamic State (IS) and identified by private terrorism monitor SITE Intelligence Group on September 2, 2014 shows a masked militant holding a knife and gesturing as he speaks to the camera in a desert landscape before beheading 31-year-old US freelance writer Steven Sotloff. The masked militant condemned US attacks on the Islamic State before cutting Sotloff's throat. He then introduces a second captive, identified by name and said to be British and threatens to kill him. AFP PHOTO / SITE INTELLIGENCE GROUP / HO === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT \"AFP PHOTO / HO / SITE INTELLIGENCE GROUP    - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS FROM ALTERNATIVE SOURCES, AFP IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIGITAL ALTERATIONS TO THE PICTURE'S ===HO/AFP/Getty Images", "Image Artist": "HO"}