DHAKA: The London graduate believed to be Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria executioner ‘Jihadi John’ once denounced the 9/11 attacks and the 2005 bombings in the British capital, according to an audio recording released Tuesday.

Kuwait-born Mohammed Emwazi was identified by media and experts last week as the knife-wielding masked man in online videos showing the beheadings of at least five IS hostages.

In a conversation with a member of British rights group Cage, Emwazi described how in 2009 he was interviewed by a British officer, reported to be from domestic spy agency MI5.

Asked about his views on the New York and London attacks and the war in Afghanistan, Emwazi - speaking in a London accent - condemned the loss of life, but complained that his interrogator did not believe him, reports The Straits Times.

BDST: 2122 HRS, MAR 03, 2015