British journalist John Cantlie calls himself a prisoner of the Islamic State
His voice is clear and calm as he speaks in slickly-edited propaganda video
Appearing to read from a script, he says that he arrived in Syria in 2012
Mr Cantlie promises to reveal 'the truth' in a series of 'programmes'
He was previously kidnapped by Islamic extremists in Syria in July 2012
The journalist and his colleague escaped with help from Free Syrian Army
He is the third Briton named as a hostage of the Islamic State
By SIMON TOMLINSON and JOHN HALL and STEPHANIE LINNING FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 09:39 EST, 18 September 2014 | UPDATED: 16:01 EST, 18 September 2014
A third British hostage has appeared in a new Islamic State propaganda video just a day after more than 100 Muslim leaders pleaded with the terror group to release another UK aid worker.
The video, which has not been independently verified, shows journalist John Cantlie sat alone in a dark room wearing a baggy orange short-sleeved t-shirt.
His voice is clear and calm as he addresses the camera in a slickly-edited propaganda video that is markedly different to footage released by the jihadi militants in recent weeks.
Appearing to read from a script, Mr Cantlie says that he came to Syria in November 2012, where he was subsequently kidnapped by the Islamic State group.
British journalist John Cantlie sits alone at a desk in a darkened room in a slickly-edited propaganda video released today by the Islamic State
His voice is clear and calm as he addresses the camera in a slickly-edited propaganda video that is markedly different to footage released by the jihadi militants in recent weeks
His voice is clear and calm as he addresses the camera in a slickly-edited propaganda video that is markedly different to footage released by the jihadi militants in recent weeks
He remains calm as he says that he has 'nothing to lose' before adding 'maybe I will live and maybe I will die'. At one point he makes a gun gesture at his head
He is the third Briton known to have been captured by the Islamic State. The extremists have already posted a video online that shows the beheading of aid worker David Haines - and they have threatened to kill Alan Henning, who was captured by the group last December.
More than 80 journalists have been kidnapped in Syria over the last three years - and more than 20 are still missing, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Other figures estimate that more than 20 foreign aid workers and journalists are currently being held by the Islamic State.
It is the second time that Mr Cantlie was kidnapped while working in the country. He and a Dutch photographer were captured in July 2012 while covering the civil war between President Assad's army and rebel fighters.
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