Western hostages. Hes believed to be an associate of a former control order suspect. He traveleded to somalia in 2006 and is allegedly linked to an al shabaab association. He first appeared on a video put out by Islamic State in august of last year when he apparently beheaded american journalist james foley, and has appeared in numerous other gruesome videos since. Well joining me here in the studio now is our special correspondent, lucy manning, for more on this. Just describe how important an announcement this is. Who is jihadi john . Jihadi john has become the figurehead of all of these barbaric video that the socalled Islamic State have been putting out, showing numerous beheading of hostages. And his name has been known for some time by british and American Police and authorities, but for operational reasons, hasnt been disclosed. But the bbc understands that he is Mohammad Emwazi. The metropolitan police have said theyre not going to confirm the identity of anyone at this stage o
Outfront, breaking news. Isis attacks america. Isis claiming responsibility for a suicide bomb attack today on the american consulate in erbil, iraq. Bombers waiting for an ied to explode in the street and then they charged the consulate. The car loaded with explosives. It was fired on by security personnel and that car blew up just before it reached the consulate. It appears that terrorists in the car detonated their bombs on purpose. Officials said that at least four people were killed 18 injured in the blast. Those numbers, though could still rise, because there are bars and restaurants. This is a very heavily american frequented area of iraq. The blast occurred immediately across the street from a strip of cafes and shops that are popular with expats. The assault marks a milestone in the war against isis. The First Official direct attack by isis militants on american personnel in the middle east. Matt wolf is an american journalist working in erbil. Hes been based there since janua