LONDON — The identity of the masked executioner clutching a knife in ISIS beheading propaganda videos was revealed on Thursday.
A U.S. intelligence
official confirmed to NBC News that a Londoner named Mohammed Emwazi is
the person known as "Jihadi John" in the ISIS videos. The militant's
identity was first reported by The Washington Post, which cited "friends
and others with familiar with his case." The BBC also named the
individual without citing sources.
Emwazi is a Briton born in Kuwait who is known to intelligence services, according to the BBC and the Washington Post.
The Washington Post
reported that Emwazi grew up in West London and graduated from college
with a degree in computer programming before traveling to Syria in 2012
and joining ISIS.
The Metropolitan Police said it would not confirm the reports and British government officials declined to comment.
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