The white British son of a film director has converted from
Catholicism to Islam and become an al-Qaeda fighter in Syria, the MailOnline has
revealed.
Lucas Kinney, 26, has become a figurehead for the jihadis,
appearing in online propaganda videos designed to encourage new recruits to
sign up.
appearing in online propaganda videos designed to encourage new recruits to
sign up.
The first white British convert to emerge in Syria, as a
Home Counties schoolboy he took holy communion at a Roman Catholic church and
attended Catholic primary and secondary schools. As a teenager, he even spoke
of being a priest.
Home Counties schoolboy he took holy communion at a Roman Catholic church and
attended Catholic primary and secondary schools. As a teenager, he even spoke
of being a priest.
His father Patrick, 59, worked closely with Steven Spielberg
on films including Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade and was assistant
director on a long series of blockbusters.
on films including Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade and was assistant
director on a long series of blockbusters.
Mother Deborah Phipps, 53, who was divorced from Lucas’s
father when he was still at primary school, told yesterday of her dread that
her son will be the next Briton killed by a RAF drone strike or in a Russian
bombardment, and her fears that he might become a suicide bomber.
father when he was still at primary school, told yesterday of her dread that
her son will be the next Briton killed by a RAF drone strike or in a Russian
bombardment, and her fears that he might become a suicide bomber.
Mrs Phipps, who receives occasional emails from her son, is
at a loss to explain how he went from a bright, normal teenager to a Muslim
fanatic.
at a loss to explain how he went from a bright, normal teenager to a Muslim
fanatic.
After leaving school he attended Leeds University but
dropped out after a year. He played in a series of rock bands then went to live
with his father in Vienna. It was there that he is believed to have been
radicalised.
dropped out after a year. He played in a series of rock bands then went to live
with his father in Vienna. It was there that he is believed to have been
radicalised.
He is now a figurehead of the Syrian al-Qaeda-linked group
Jabhat al-Nusra, and has starred in two propaganda videos posted online under
the nom de guerre Abu Basir al-Britani.
Jabhat al-Nusra, and has starred in two propaganda videos posted online under
the nom de guerre Abu Basir al-Britani.
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