Video of U.S. journalists is authentic - NSC

A masked Islamic State militant speaks next to a man purported to be U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff at an unknown location in this still image from an undated video posted on a social media website. REUTERS/Social Media Website via REUTERS TV

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Analysis of a video showing American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff indicates that the video is authentic, a U.S. National Security Council spokeswoman said.

“The U.S. Intelligence Community has analysed the recently released video showing U.S. citizens James Foley and Steven Sotloff," spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said. "We have reached the judgement that this video is authentic. We will continue to provide updates as they are available.”