Accent of James Foley’s executioner prompts a reckoning in Britain – The Washington Post

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Executioner’s accent prompts a reckoning in Britain

American journalist’s apparent killer is recognized by Londoners as one of their own.

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Security officials in London have been sounding the alarm for more than a year over the large number of foreigners in Syria, with the chief of Scotland Yard telling reporters last week that about 500 Britons are among the thousands of Westerners who have joined the fight.

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