British sniper kills four IS fighters with one shot

British special forces have killed an IS executioner and his accomplices as they prepared to kill 12 hostages in Syria.

British special forces fired from a distance of 1,500 m. Illustration photo: Express.

A British Special Air Service (SAS) sniper fired a shot from 1,500 metres last month at an Islamic State (IS) executioner who was preparing to use a flamethrower to kill 12 people ina small village near Raqqa, Syria,according to Daily Star.

The bullet hit the flamethrower fuel tank he was wearing on his back, setting off a giant fireball that killed the executioner and three other IS members who were preparing to film the execution.

"The SAS team moved to a position with an overhead view of the village where the execution took place, after receiving intelligence," ma source said.

"12 civilians were about to be killed, eight men and four women. They were suspected of being spies."

"Before the execution, the executioner spoke into a loudspeaker. When he finished speaking, the SAS sniper opened fire," the source said.

The IS executioner has been on the US and UK's hit list for several months, due to his method of executing prisoners by burning them alive.

According to VNE