UK Security Services in Manhunt for the Masked Londoner Who Beheaded the American Journalist

Following the horrific video that was posted recently as an American journalist, James Foley was being beheaded by a masked man who is said to have a British accent, a massive manhunt has been launched.

 A former hostage who was in confinement with James for 7 months said he believed the masked Islamic State maniac was a Londoner he had known as ‘John’.



The fanatic who beheaded an American journalist was last night named as one of a gang of British jihadists known as ‘The Beatles’.  The security services are also close to establishing the identity of the killer who cut James Foley’s throat in a horrific propaganda video.

The security services are using advanced voice recognition techniques to try to identify the murderer seen in the five-minute IS video, which has been viewed by thousands of people online - a YouTube video

The Briton, who used his left hand and wore a Timberland boots (a sharp contrast to what they wear, as they dislike anything West), speaks with what appears to be an East London accent as he made a series of threats to President Obama and the West.

Anti-terror investigators are now seeking to establish that the voice in the video is that of the man brandishing the knife before Mr Foley, rather than a voice-over. The Briton’s role as a negotiator and self-styled executioner shows the extent to which British Muslims have become embedded in IS. There are growing fears among British nationals that after some years, these 'terrorists' may come back to the country if they are not identified in time.

 It will also raise questions as to whether enough is being done to stem the flow of UK fighters to Syria and Iraq.