Earlier on Thursday, the Washington Post reported that "Jihadi John," the nickname for a masked Islamic State man shown in videos of the beheading of several captives, was identified as Kuwaiti-born British national Mohammed Emwazi.
(Reporting by Mark Hosenball; Editing by Susan Heavey and Lisa Lambert)Islamic State's 'Jihadi John' believed to be Mohammed Emwazi: U.S. government sources
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