UK close to identifying Foley’s killer

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Britain’s ambassador to the United States Peter Westmacott said British officials “are close” to identifying the ISIS militant who beheaded American journalist James Foley. In a CNN report, linguists said the man next to a kneeling Foley spoke with a distinctly English accent. Based on his voice, the man sounds to be younger than 30, appears to have been educated in England from a young age and to be from southern England or London.  Although the man is dressed in black with only the eyes uncovered, his skin tone can be discerned from his hands. The man appears to be left-handed. The man’s height and build can also be established from the footage. Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Sunday, “It is an utter betrayal of our country, our values and everything the British people stand for.”

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