British media unmask killer 'Jihadi John' with first schoolboy photograph


  • World
  • Friday, 27 Feb 2015

LONDON (Reuters) - The "Jihadi John" killer who fronted Islamic State beheading videos was unmasked publicly for the first time on Friday by British media which published a photograph showing Mohammed Emwazi as a smiling schoolboy.

The black-clad militant brandishing a knife and speaking with an English accent was shown in videos released by Islamic State (IS) apparently decapitating hostages including Americans, Britons and Syrians.

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