WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain is close to identifying a man, thought to be British, who was shown beheading U.S. journalist James Foley in a video released by the Islamic State militant group last week, its ambassador to the United States, Peter Westmacott, told CNN.
"We are close" to identifying the man in the video, Westmacott told CNN's "State of the Union" programme on Sunday.
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