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ISIS 'Beatles' forced hostages to sing song named 'Welcome To Lovely Hotel Osama'

A former Islamic State hostage has told how British captive John Cantlie and his now murdered American friend Jim Foley were forced to compose a song called “Welcome To Lovely Hotel Osama”.

The sick torture enforced on Mr Cantlie and Mr Foley - who was later beheaded- is just one of the appalling examples of sadism imposed on hostages by British Islamic State terrorists.

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