Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, a British man who rapped under the name "L Jinny," is a suspect in the beheading murder of journalist James Foley.
The Rapper, The Hacker And The Terror Travel Guide Writer. Is One Of These British Extremists Jihadi John? Three Potential Islamic State 'Beatles' Emerge As MI5 'Zeroes In' On Murderer Who Beheaded U.S. Journalist James Foley -- Daily Mail
* Intelligence agencies hunting for identity of jihadist who murdered reporter
* Reports have suggested Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, a 23-year-old from London
* Abu Hussain al-Britani, 20, and Abu Abdullah al-Britani, also potential match
* Young men have posed with heads and 'launched cyber attacks on West'
* Security sources say they are 'zeroing in' on suspected matched
* Police are preparing to raid several British homes to help establish identity
* Man in video known as 'John', reportedly in British group called 'the Beatles'
* Theresa May poised to bring in new laws to tackle British extremists
Three British men waging jihad in the Middle East alongside the Islamic State (IS) have emerged as potential identities for the masked extremist who killed James Foley in a brutal propaganda video.
The men, all in their early twenties, are thought to be in the IS capital of Raqqa, Syria. They enter the frame as security sources say MI5 are getting closer to discovering who the executioner, known only as 'John', could be.
The fighter, who spoke with a British accent, butchered Mr Foley, an American journalist, in front of cameras, claiming it was retaliation for U.S. air strikes on the Islamic State (formerly ISIS).
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Update #1: British Rapper A Suspect In Journalist’s Beheading By ISIS -- New York Post
Update #2: Two British jihad fighters probed in bid to identify James Foley executioner 'John' -- Mirror
My Comment: It would not surprise me if the intel community already knows who was responsible for this murder.
