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David Cameron chairs Cobra meeting on IS threat

David Cameron was briefed today about the ongoing hunt for Islamic State (IS) militants responsible for the murders of Western hostages.

The Prime Minister chaired a session of the Government's Cobra committee where he was updated by intelligence chiefs about their progress in trying to track down militants responsible for killing westerners including US hostage Peter Kassig.

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Counter-terror police to investigate latest murder videos

Counter-terrorism officers are investigating the latest videos posted online that appear to show the murder of hostages by Islamic State militants, the Metropolitan Police have said.

This announcement comes the father of British man Nasser Muthana said one of the unmasked Isis killers featured in the latest propaganda film showing the killing of American aid worker Peter Kassig "looks like" his son.

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