FBI Says It Has Identified 'Jihadi John' Seen In ISIS Execution Videos

BREAKING NEWS: FBI Says It Has Identified 'Jihadi John' Seen In ISIS Execution Videos But Will Not Reveal His Identity Or Nationality -- Daily Mail

* FBI Director James Comey would not reveal the man's identity
* Did not address whether U.S. believes man actually carried out the killings
* Said the FBI believes that ISIS is 'looking to try to do something in the U.S.'
* The executioner is one of four British jihadis known as the 'Beatles'
* Comey said he was 'not confident at all' the threat from Khorasan militant group was thwarted by this week's airstrikes
* Comey also told reporters that he hadn't heard of the subway plot

The FBI has identified the ISIS executioner who appears in the beheading videos of US journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and British aid worker John Haines.

Agency director James Comey told reporters today that he knew who the militant was but would not be releasing his identity or nationality to the media.

The executioner, who has a British accent and has been dubbed Jihadi John, is one of four British jihadis known as the 'Beatles' holding hostages in Syria.

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