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British 'jihadist teen killed in Iraq'

A 17-YEAR-OLD boy has reportedly become Britain's youngest suicide bomber after he detonated a vehicle fitted with explosives in Iraq.

THE family of a teenager believed to be Britain's youngest suicide bomber say they have been left "utterly devastated and heartbroken" by his death.

TALHA Asmal, who reportedly detonated a vehicle fitted with explosives while fighting for Islamic State in Iraq, has been described as "a loving, kind, caring and affable teenager" who never harboured any ill will against anybody.

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