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'Jihadi John's' father Jasem Emwazi 'in state of shock' | 'Jihadi John's' father Jasem Emwazi 'in state of shock' |
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The father of Mohammed Emwazi, dubbed "Jihadi John", has been questioned by Kuwaiti officials who are trying to put together a profile of his son. | The father of Mohammed Emwazi, dubbed "Jihadi John", has been questioned by Kuwaiti officials who are trying to put together a profile of his son. |
Jasem Emwazi met BBC journalist Mark Lowen briefly in Kuwait ahead of an interview with his lawyer. | Jasem Emwazi met BBC journalist Mark Lowen briefly in Kuwait ahead of an interview with his lawyer. |
Mr Emwazi's lawyer said he was in a "state of shock" after being questioned by officials for two to three hours and released without being named a suspect. | Mr Emwazi's lawyer said he was in a "state of shock" after being questioned by officials for two to three hours and released without being named a suspect. |
Videos have appeared to show his son carrying out Islamic State killings. | Videos have appeared to show his son carrying out Islamic State killings. |
Mark Lowen says Mr Emwazi showed no emotion as he entered his lawyer's office in Kuwait. | |
The BBC correspondent is the first journalist to meet Mr Emwazi since his son was unmasked as the jihadist posing in Islamic State videos. | |
Dressed in white, he appeared drawn, says our correspondent, who greeted him in Arabic. | |
Mr Emwazi replied but left the room shortly after, refusing to give an interview. His wife and daughter have not been interrogated, his lawyer said. | |
Mr Emwazi returned to Kuwait from Britain last November, his lawyer said, adding that media reports of a recent arrival were wrong. He said Mr Emwazi does not work in Kuwait, as some reports have suggested. | Mr Emwazi returned to Kuwait from Britain last November, his lawyer said, adding that media reports of a recent arrival were wrong. He said Mr Emwazi does not work in Kuwait, as some reports have suggested. |
Asked when Mr Emwazi last spoke to his son, or if he recognised the voice from the murder videos, the lawyer said he would rather not comment on personal matters. | Asked when Mr Emwazi last spoke to his son, or if he recognised the voice from the murder videos, the lawyer said he would rather not comment on personal matters. |
"Jihadi John" was unmasked as 26-year-old Emwazi last week, although British and US security services have reportedly known his identity for some time. | "Jihadi John" was unmasked as 26-year-old Emwazi last week, although British and US security services have reportedly known his identity for some time. |
He has been seen in several videos showing the apparent murders of Islamic State captives, including British aid workers David Haines and Alan Henning. | He has been seen in several videos showing the apparent murders of Islamic State captives, including British aid workers David Haines and Alan Henning. |
Emwazi's parents, who live in Kuwait, are said to have told the authorities there that they last spoke to their son in 2013 when he called them from Turkey. | Emwazi's parents, who live in Kuwait, are said to have told the authorities there that they last spoke to their son in 2013 when he called them from Turkey. |
They said he told them he was going to do humanitarian work in Syria. | They said he told them he was going to do humanitarian work in Syria. |
Safe house | Safe house |
Emwazi's mother is said to have told Kuwaiti officials she immediately recognised his voice when she heard him on a hostage video. | Emwazi's mother is said to have told Kuwaiti officials she immediately recognised his voice when she heard him on a hostage video. |
Those officials have told the BBC the family has been taken to a safe house. | Those officials have told the BBC the family has been taken to a safe house. |
Born in Kuwait in 1988, Emwazi came to the UK in 1994 when he was six years old. | Born in Kuwait in 1988, Emwazi came to the UK in 1994 when he was six years old. |
He was educated at the Quintin Kynaston Community Academy in St John's Wood, north London, and then graduated from the University of Westminster in 2009 with a computing degree. | He was educated at the Quintin Kynaston Community Academy in St John's Wood, north London, and then graduated from the University of Westminster in 2009 with a computing degree. |
An audio recording has emerged in which Emwazi denied being an extremist and complained about UK security services. | An audio recording has emerged in which Emwazi denied being an extremist and complained about UK security services. |