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 The propaganda video, which could not be independently verified,
also shows the killing of five men accused of spying for the West.
The masked man threatens Prime Minister David Cameron and vows that
Islamic State will one day occupy Britain before shooting one of the
alleged spies in the head.
After the killings of the five men, a young English-speaking boy,
who is wearing a black bandanna and appears to be about four or five
years old, is shown saying: "So go kill the kuffar [unbelievers]
right over there".
The United States said in November it had killed Mohammed Emwazi, a
British citizen dubbed Jihadi John who became a symbol of Islamic
State brutality after appearing in several hostage execution videos.
 The masked militant shown in the new video was different from Emwazi
but spoke in a clear English accent, waving a gun at the camera
while criticizing Cameron.
"This is a message to David Cameron, O slave of the White House, O
mule of the Jews," the man said in the 10-minute video released on
Sunday.
"How strange it is that a leader of a small island threatens us with
a handful of planes. One would have thought you'd have learned the
lessons of your pathetic master in Washington and his failed
campaign against the Islamic State," the man said.
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Britain's Foreign Office said it was aware of the video and was
studying its contents.
In November, British officials said that up to 800 Britons had
traveled to Iraq and Syria, some to join Islamic State. About 50
percent had returned home while about 70 were believed to have been
killed.
(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge and Michael Holden; Editing by Giles
Elgood)
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