An Islamic State militant in a video which purports to show the beheading of US journalist Steven Sotloff has warned that a British hostage will be next.
The 31-year-old, from Florida, is seen dressed in an orange jumpsuit in the video - titled A Second Message To America.
Mr Sotloff, who had worked for Time and Foreign Policy magazines, was forced to read out a statement before he was killed.
The American freelancer had appeared in a video showing the murder of fellow journalist James Foley, in which a masked militant with an English accent threatened him with death unless the US stopped airstrikes targeting IS in Iraq.
The murder is thought to have been carried out by the same British militant The militant is thought to be the same man who murdered Mr Sotloff, according to the US terror video monitoring agency Site.
He then warns that a British hostage - who is shown kneeling at knifepoint - will be targeted next.
"I'm back, Obama, and I'm back because of your arrogant foreign policy towards the Islamic State ... despite our serious warnings."
Sky's Foreign Affairs Editor Sam Kiley watched the video and said: "The killer is holding an identical knife, standing just behind and to the left of Mr Sotloff.
"He is also armed with a shoulder holster identical to the one that carried a pistol on his last video, just prior to the murder of James Foley.
Mr Sotloff worked as a freelance journalist in the Middle East "He has got exactly the same accent... but it is clear that the voice has been somehow treated or adjusted.
"There is some kind of disguising mechanism that has been put to use to try to further hide his identity in addition to the black mask that reveals only his eyes."
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said: "The intelligence community will work as quickly as possible to determine its authenticity.
"If the video is genuine we are sickened by this brutal act, taking the life of another innocent American citizen. Our hearts go out to the Sotloff family."
Journalist James Foley was murdered in a video two weeks ago She would not be drawn on whether current events meant the US was at war with IS, formerly known as ISIS and ISIL, which has claimed territory across Syria and Iraq.
Hours after the video emerged, President Barack Obama authorised a State Department request for 350 extra US military troops to be stationed in Iraq.
The White House said the troops would "protect our diplomatic facilities and personnel in Baghdad".
"The President has made clear his commitment to doing whatever is required to provide the necessary security for US personnel and facilities around the world," a White House statement said.
British Prime Minister David Cameron, who will chair a meeting of the Government's emergency committee Cobra on Wednesday morning, said: "If verified, this is a despicable and barbaric murder.
"We have already been working hard to keep British people safe and we will continue to do all we can to protect our country and our people from these barbaric terrorists."
The Foreign Office said it was also "urgently working to verify the authenticity of the video".
Mr Sotloff's relatives said they were aware of "this horrific tragedy" and were "grieving privately".
Nato leaders are set to attend a summit in Newport, Wales, on Thursday.
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