A man, who identified himself as Luke Somers, speaks in this still image taken from video purportedly published by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The video purportedly shows a U.S. hostage and threatened to kill him if unspecified demands were not met. The man identified himself as Somers and said he had been kidnapped well over a year ago. He was looking for “any help that can get me out of this situation”. Reuters was unable to confirm the authenticity of the video, which was posted on YouTube and social media late on December 3, 2014 and carried by SITE, an organisation that monitors militant statements. The man in the video says he was born in the United Kingdom and holds American citizenship. REUTERS/ via Reuters TV (CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MEDIA)

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