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James Foley's parents release harrowing email they received telling them their son was to be killed

The parents of beheaded American journalist James Foley have released the harrowing email they received telling them their son was to be killed.

John and Diane Foley were sent the email last week in which Islamic militants said the 40-year-old's blood would be the first to be spilt in retaliation for recent US air strikes in Iraq.

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