Jihadi John's West London house and street
This is the home where a young man who is believed to be the feared terrorist Jihadi John grew up.
Nestled on the quiet streets of a posh part of north west London, few could predict that the ‘mild-mannered’ Kuwaiti boy Mohammed Emwazi would eventually murder men in the most gruesome fashion.
According to neighbours in Queen's Park, Emwazi, who is believed to be 26 years old, was a quiet, mild-mannered young boy who was devoted to Islam, but also had a taste for clothes.
He had moved to the UK at the age of six from Kuwait, and lived in the home with his two sisters, mother and father.
One neighbour said: "They are strange people - not like other people around here. He would not say hello he was unfriendly.”
It is thought he fled to Syria in 2012 to join what would become the Islamic State, but before that he was a student at Westminster University where he did a course on computers.
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Despite their son being one of the most wanted men in the world, neighbours said his family had been seen in the area until very recently.
Neighbour Elisa Moraise added: “I saw the family last week. The mother wears a hijab.”
Another said: "They are a Muslim family. They do not mix with us or socialise, or talk to us. Ever since they moved in a while ago they do not say anything to us."
Other neighbours said the family had not been seen in recent days, but it is not yet clear where they have gone or why.
Following his naming in the US paper the Washington Post today, the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, released a statement confirming their belief the two men were one and the same.
The stament read: "Jihadi John is not special in the sense that all the foreign fighters have tried to hide their identity by using pseudonyms or literally by masking themselves.
"The fact that 'Jihadi John' has been unveiled in this manner demonstrates that whatever efforts are made, the ability to mask one's identity is limited or in fact impossible, and their true identities will eventually be revealed.
"This demonstrates what we have long said about radicalisation, that it is not something driven by poverty or social deprivation. Ideology clearly plays a big role in motivating some men to participate in jihadist causes.
"British fighters have clearly demonstrated that they are not in this conflict to take a back seat.
"They are full participants in this war, operating as suicide bombers, hostage takers, and executioners."
Scotland Yard has refused to confirm the reports.
Commander Richard Walton, head of the Met's counter terrorism command, said: "We have previously asked media outlets not to speculate about the details of our investigation on the basis that life is at risk.
"We are not going to confirm the identity of anyone at this stage or give an update on the progress of this live counter-terrorism investigation."
A statement from the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) at King's College London said: "We believe the identity and name published by the Washington Post and now in the public realm to be accurate and correct."
