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Jihadi John's father labels son a dog, an animal, a terrorist

The father of Mohammed Emwazi had disowned his son and described him as a "dog, an animal and a terrorist", it has been reported.

Jassem Emwazi, 51, is reported to have made the angry comments to a work colleague after his son was named publicly as the alleged executioner of British hostages in Syria, known as Jihadi John, according to the Telegraph.

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