Big screens were set up in IS stronghold of Raqqa in Syria to watch video of Jordanian pilot being burned alive at the same time the organization posted the execution online.
On Tuesday evening, big screens were set up on the streets and squares of the Syrian town Raqqa, the stronghold of the self-styled Islamic State. As word spread of the show that was about to begin, thousands of men and young boys gathered around the screens and the projectors.At exactly the same time, the organization posted online its sickening execution of 26-year-old Lt. Moa'ath al-Kassasbeh, the Jordanian F16 pilot downed on Christmas eve over IS-controlled territory. Media outlets around the world decided the video was too gruesome to be aired.
