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Fight against UK jihadists redoubled, says No 10 Help identify 'aspiring terrorists' - Scotland Yard
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The government has redoubled its efforts to counter the extremist threat after the murder of US journalist James Foley in Syria, Downing Street says. The UK's head of counter-terrorism has appealed to the public to help identity people who have travelled to Syria or are showing signs of being radicalised.
The prime minister's spokeswoman said the threat posed by Britons fighting with Islamic State (IS) militants would be a "generational struggle". Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley made his appeal amid attempts to identify a British man believed to have killed US journalist James Foley in Syria.
People who went to Syria and Iraq would be investigated by police, she said. An Islamic State (IS) militant with an English accent appears in the group's video of the killing of Mr Foley.
An IS video posted online last week showed the beheading of Mr Foley by a man with an English accent. Efforts to counter the extremist threat have been redoubled, Number 10 said.
But the prime minister's spokeswoman had no comment to make on progress in efforts to identify the masked man who appears in the footage. AC Rowley, of the Metropolitan Police, said: "We are appealing to the public, family members and friends to help identify aspiring terrorists.
"They may be about to travel abroad, have just returned or be showing signs of becoming radicalised."
'Negative impact'
Earlier, the prime minister's spokeswoman said the threat posed by Britons fighting with IS militants would be a "generational struggle".
People who went to Syria and Iraq would be investigated by police, she added.
The spokeswoman had no comment to make on progress in efforts to identify the masked man who appears in the footage, which shows the moments before and after the apparent beheading of the 40-year-old.
The Foreign Office and Home Office had earlier refused to comment on remarks by Britain's ambassador to the US that the UK was close to identifying the suspected British jihadist.The Foreign Office and Home Office had earlier refused to comment on remarks by Britain's ambassador to the US that the UK was close to identifying the suspected British jihadist.
The prime minister's spokeswoman was also asked about a newspaper article by Mayor of London Boris Johnson in which he said that Britons who travel to "war areas" should be presumed potential terrorists unless they can prove otherwise. The spokeswoman was also asked about a newspaper article by Mayor of London Boris Johnson in which he said that Britons who travel to "war areas" should be presumed potential terrorists unless they can prove otherwise.
She said that it was "not an idea I am aware the agencies are pushing".She said that it was "not an idea I am aware the agencies are pushing".
Meanwhile, the Muslim Council of Britain's deputy secretary general has said that the government's anti-terrorism Prevent strategy is having a "negative impact".Meanwhile, the Muslim Council of Britain's deputy secretary general has said that the government's anti-terrorism Prevent strategy is having a "negative impact".
The scheme seeks to lessen the influence of extremism but Harun Khan told BBC Radio 5 live it alienated young Muslims and pushed them towards radical groups.The scheme seeks to lessen the influence of extremism but Harun Khan told BBC Radio 5 live it alienated young Muslims and pushed them towards radical groups.