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US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf speaks about the killing of American journalist James Foley by Islamic militants, as she holds the daily press briefing at the US State Department in Washington, DC, August 20, 2014. In a video posted online on Tuesday, a masked militant with the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group is shown beheading Foley, who has been missing since he was seized in Syria in November 2012. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB