Kassig family asks for privacy following IS video

The Kassig family has asked for privacy as their mourn their son following confirmation, Peter Abdul Rahman is the latest Western hostage to be behead by IS militants.

U.S. President Barack Obama has described it as an act of pure evil.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

IN: "In celebrating...

OUT:  SOC

DUR: 42

AIR: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1117kassig-ph-air.mp3

ARN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1117kassig-ph-arn.mp3

FM4: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1117kassig-ph-fm4.mp3

GENERIC: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1117kassig-ph-generic.mp3

ICRT: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1117kassig-ph-icrt.mp3

NIGERIA: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1117kassig-ph-von.mp3

RNZ: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1117kassig-ph-rnz.mp3

SRN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1117kassig-ph-srn.mp3

VATICAN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1117kassig-ph-vat.mp3

ZIZ: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1117kassig-ph-ziz.mp3

The Kassigs asked for privacy as they mourn, and his mother Paula, offered a prayer of hope.

IN: "Our hearts...

OUT: ...will prevail."

DUR: 18

CLIP: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1117kassig-paula1.mp3

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