The man who carried out a grisly stabbing spree on the London Bridge has been identified by police as Usman Khan. He had been convicted of terrorism and was attending a social justice event.
"This individual was known to authorities, having been convicted in 2012 for terrorism offences,” Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu told reporters shortly after midnight on Saturday.
He was released from prison in December 2018 on licence and clearly, a key line of enquiry now is to establish how he came to carry out this attack.
Khan, 28, resided in Staffordshire, and police are now searching a residence there, Basu said.
The circumstances, as we currently understand them, are that the attacker attended an event earlier on Friday afternoon at Fishmonger’s Hall called ‘Learning Together’.
"We believe that the attack began inside before he left the building and proceeded onto London Bridge,” the assistant commissioner said.
"Tragically, two people – a man and a woman – were killed during the attack,” Basu said. “Three others – a man and two women – were also injured and remain in hospital.”
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UK police identify London Bridge attacker as 28yo Usman Khan, confirm previous terrorism conviction
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