London Bridge attack: 2 attackers identified

June 05, 2017 23:18

The UK police on Monday have identified two of the three men behind Saturday night's terror attack in London as Khuram Shazad Butt and Rachid Redouane.

A statement from Scotland Yard said, "Khuram Shazad Butt, 27, was a British citizen who was born in Pakistan. Rachid Redouane, 30, had claimed to be Moroccan and Libyan. He also used the name Rachid Elkhdar, with a different date of birth of 31.7.91. Inquiries are ongoing to confirm the identity of their accomplice."

The Met's assistant commissioner, Mark Rowley, added: "Khuram Shazad Butt was known to the police and MI5. However, there was no intelligence to suggest that this attack was being planned and the investigation had been prioritised accordingly."

According to reports, Butt had appeared in the Channel 4 documentary The Jihadis Next Door, which warned of the rise of extreme Islam in London.

Police said 11 people had been detained in a series of raids following the attack, in which seven people were killed and 48 others injured.

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