This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-30112006
The article has changed 13 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 0 | Version 1 |
---|---|
Islamic State: Second French jihadist seen in video | Islamic State: Second French jihadist seen in video |
(35 minutes later) | |
France has confirmed that a second Frenchman features in a video showing the beheading of Syrian prisoners, and the body of US hostage killed by Islamic State (IS). | |
French media quote unnamed official sources as saying he is a 22-year-old from an eastern suburb of Paris. | French media quote unnamed official sources as saying he is a 22-year-old from an eastern suburb of Paris. |
Earlier, the government named Maxime Hauchard, from Normandy, as a militant in the video released at the weekend. | |
About 1,000 French jihadists are thought to have gone to Syria in Iraq. | About 1,000 French jihadists are thought to have gone to Syria in Iraq. |
Concerns about the involvement of French citizens in the conflict were heightened after a gun attack earlier this year on a Jewish museum in Brussels. | Concerns about the involvement of French citizens in the conflict were heightened after a gun attack earlier this year on a Jewish museum in Brussels. |
The attack, which killed four people, was carried out by 29-year-old Mehdi Nemmouche, a Frenchman who had fought as a jihadist in Syria. | The attack, which killed four people, was carried out by 29-year-old Mehdi Nemmouche, a Frenchman who had fought as a jihadist in Syria. |
Bare heads | Bare heads |
On a visit to the Australian capital Canberra, French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday told reporters that "there were two French people" in the latest video of IS militants. | On a visit to the Australian capital Canberra, French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday told reporters that "there were two French people" in the latest video of IS militants. |
"One has been categorically identified and the other one is in the process of being identified," he said. | "One has been categorically identified and the other one is in the process of being identified," he said. |
The AFP news agency quotes a source close to the investigation as saying that the second man is known as Abu Othman - a 22-year-old from a Parisian suburb. | The AFP news agency quotes a source close to the investigation as saying that the second man is known as Abu Othman - a 22-year-old from a Parisian suburb. |
In the latest IS video - unlike previous ones showing beheadings - several militants appears with their heads uncovered. | In the latest IS video - unlike previous ones showing beheadings - several militants appears with their heads uncovered. |
Earlier this week, a French prosecutor named Mr Hauchard as one of those leading Syrian prisoners to their execution. | Earlier this week, a French prosecutor named Mr Hauchard as one of those leading Syrian prisoners to their execution. |
The video also shows the severed head of Abdul-Rahman Kassig, a US aid worker who was kidnapped in Syria last year. | The video also shows the severed head of Abdul-Rahman Kassig, a US aid worker who was kidnapped in Syria last year. |