French officials now appear convinced the unidentified jihadi in a video which purports to show the execution of a prisoner of the so-called Islamic State is Sabri Essid. He is a half-brother of Mohammed Merah who shot seven people dead in Toulouse in 2012. A formal investigation is being launched to confirm his identity.

French media reports the child in the video, who appears to shoot the victim, an Israeli Arab accused of spying for Mossad, could be Merah's stepson.

Mohammed Merah was shot…
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