Islamic State militants behead captive Lebanese soldier -video
 

(Adds Nusra freed four soldiers and a policeman) BEIRUT, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Islamic State militants beheaded a Lebanese soldier who was one of 19 captured by hardline Syrian Islamists when they seized a Lebanese border town for a few days this month, a video posted on social media showed on Saturday. The soldier, recognisable as Ali al-Sayyed, a Sunni Muslim from **rth Leba**n, was shown blindfolded with his hands tied behind his back, writhing and kicking the dusty ground while a militant an**unces he will be killed. Islamic State, which declared a "caliphate" in June in parts of Iraq and Syria under its control, has been cited as a major security threat by Western governments since posting a video in August of the beheading of U.S journalist James Foley. The Lebanese army declined to comment, but security and Islamic State sources confirmed the latest beheading.

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