Met Police warn people that viewing extremist material in wake of Islamic State's killing of journalist may be a terror offence but experts say prosecutions are unlikely 

By Martin Robinson for MailOnline
17:56 20 Aug 2014, updated 01:51 21 Aug 2014

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Scotland Yard warns against viewing, downloading and disseminating of film showing James Foley's murder
'It may constitute an offence under terrorism legislation,' Met has said 
Legal expert told MailOnline an arrest for viewing the film would be 'absurd'
But publishing it with aim of 'encouraging' or aping it would be an offence
Government sources confirm David Cameron has seen the film in full
Scotland Yard said today viewing the film showing James Foley's murder by an Islamic State (IS) extremist may be illegal - but experts believe any prosecutions for watching it would be 'absurd'.

The Met also urged people not to spread the gruesome video over social networks like Twitter and Facebook, warning they could be arrested.

The film shows Mr Foley, 40, kneeling in a desert-like environment at an unknown location as an IS fighter stands by his side dressed in black and with his face covered. 

The killer, who is believed to be British, accused America of 'aggression towards the Islamic state' for its attacks on IS, before murdering Mr Foley. 

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Warning: Scotland Yard has said that viewing, downloading or spreading the IS video of James Foley's murder could be an offence, experts have said that this would be very difficult to prove
Scotland Yard, which leads counter-terror policing in the UK, confirmed that it is investigating the video and reminded social media users that spreading extremist material is a crime.

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Methinks this law should be applied to Nigeria

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