Friday, February 27, 2015

'Jihadi John': Prime minister defends security services - BBC News

'Jihadi John' Prime minister defends security services

The prime minister has defended the security services amid criticisms they failed to stop Mohammed Emwazi, known as "Jihadi John'", from joining Islamic State in Syria.

David Cameron said the security services made "incredibly difficult judgements" on the UK's behalf.

His comments came after it emerged Emwazi was known to authorities.

The PM said he would not comment on specific cases but urged the public to back the security services.

The masked Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John", who has been pictured in the videos of the beheadings of Western hostages, was identified this week as a Kuwaiti-born British man, in his mid-20s and from west London.

Emwazi first appeared in a video last August, when he apparently killed the US journalist James Foley.

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