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| London attack: police name Khuram Butt and Rachid Redouane as two of three perpetrators – latest updates | London attack: police name Khuram Butt and Rachid Redouane as two of three perpetrators – latest updates |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 11.33pm BST | |
| 23:33 | |
| Some more details on those reports that Ismail Abedi has been released: Greater Manchester police confirmed that a 23-year-old man arrested in the Chorlton area of Manchester had been allowed to go free, though they did not name him. | |
| Latest update in Manchester Arena investigation pic.twitter.com/wt9Q8SR7Cc | |
| It was previously posited that the man arrested on that date, in that place was Ismail Abedi. | |
| There are 10 men still being held for questioning, while eight people have now been released without charge, Greater Manchester Police said. | |
| 11.21pm BST | |
| 23:21 | |
| Following Saturday’s attack, the British Red Cross has launched a solidarity fund to help the victims of terror anywhere in the UK. | |
| The fund will “support people who have been injured, bereaved or traumatised by terror attacks in the UK, helping to alleviate immediate suffering and ensure that victims and their families do not face short-term financial difficulties”, the organisation says. | |
| The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: | |
| Words cannot describe the grief and anger that Londoners are feeling following the cowardly attack on our city on Saturday night. | |
| As we slowly come to terms with this tragic event, I know many Londoners will want to support the victims and their families, together with those who have lost loved ones or been injured during the recent horrendous attack in Manchester. | |
| This new fund will help those most in need of support and provide a focal point for those who want to help. | |
| Mike Adamson, the chief executive of the British Red Cross said: | |
| The events in these two great British cities in the last two weeks are shocking and horrifying. Our thoughts are with all of those affected at this terribly difficult time. | |
| The new UK Solidarity Fund will support victims of the attacks and their families, and provide a way for people to donate to help those affected in their time of need. It will also help us to stand prepared to swiftly provide support in the event of future incidents. | |
| British Red Cross staff and volunteers are on the ground right now in both cities providing practical and emotional support. We will do all we can to help the victims and their families, wherever they are and whoever they are, in keeping with the Red Cross principles of humanity, unity and neutrality. | |
| The British Red Cross says the fund will be distributed in “accordance with the need and scale of human crisis caused by terrorist attacks”. Grants will be awarded by the London Emergencies Trust, mirroring a model that was successfully employed following the London Bombings in July 2005. | |
| To donate to the British Red Cross UK Solidarity Fund go to http://www.redcross.org.uk/unity, call 0300 023 0820 or text UNITY to 70607 to donate £10. | |
| 10.56pm BST | 10.56pm BST |
| 22:56 | 22:56 |
| My colleagues Vikram Dodd and Robert Booth write that Britain will need to radically change its strategy to stop jihadi attacks because the threat is now at a “completely different” level of danger, according to the country’s top counter-terrorism officer. | My colleagues Vikram Dodd and Robert Booth write that Britain will need to radically change its strategy to stop jihadi attacks because the threat is now at a “completely different” level of danger, according to the country’s top counter-terrorism officer. |
| Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan police assistant commissioner, said the changes could cover police, MI5, communities, technology companies, the law and other policies. | Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan police assistant commissioner, said the changes could cover police, MI5, communities, technology companies, the law and other policies. |
| Rowley outlined his blueprint as police admitted that Khuram Shazad Butt, the London Bridge attacker pictured in a football shirt with a hoax suicide bomb belt, had been investigated in 2015 but ruled out as a potential terrorist attacker. | Rowley outlined his blueprint as police admitted that Khuram Shazad Butt, the London Bridge attacker pictured in a football shirt with a hoax suicide bomb belt, had been investigated in 2015 but ruled out as a potential terrorist attacker. |
| The assistant commissioner admitted Butt had been categorised as not posing a risk of attack two years ago. | The assistant commissioner admitted Butt had been categorised as not posing a risk of attack two years ago. |
| 10.31pm BST | 10.31pm BST |
| 22:31 | 22:31 |
| Manchester bomber's brother released | Manchester bomber's brother released |
| The Press Association is reporting that Ismail Abedi, the brother of Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi, has been released without charge, citing police sources. | The Press Association is reporting that Ismail Abedi, the brother of Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi, has been released without charge, citing police sources. |
| 10.22pm BST | 10.22pm BST |
| 22:22 | 22:22 |
| My colleagues Lisa O’Carroll and Matt Taylor have been in east London talking to people who knew Rachid Redouane. They say his wife, from whom he was separated, was not a convert to Islam - contrary to reports. | My colleagues Lisa O’Carroll and Matt Taylor have been in east London talking to people who knew Rachid Redouane. They say his wife, from whom he was separated, was not a convert to Islam - contrary to reports. |
| Redouane lived with his Irish heritage wife Charise Ann O’Leary and her mother in a block of flats in Dagenham. | Redouane lived with his Irish heritage wife Charise Ann O’Leary and her mother in a block of flats in Dagenham. |
| A woman who knew the couple well said there were growing tensions because Redouane “wanted more space” and there was an apparent disagreement over how they brought up their daughter. | A woman who knew the couple well said there were growing tensions because Redouane “wanted more space” and there was an apparent disagreement over how they brought up their daughter. |
| The couple married in Ireland in 2012. O’Leary did not convert to Islam “and said she never would”, according to a friend of the family. | The couple married in Ireland in 2012. O’Leary did not convert to Islam “and said she never would”, according to a friend of the family. |
| Friends say the couple left O’Leary’s mother’s flat “about this time last year” and moved into temporary accommodation nearby before moving into another temporary accommodation block in Barking, just minute’s from fellow terrorist Butt’s flat. It was here that O’Leary is thought to have been arrested on Sunday. | Friends say the couple left O’Leary’s mother’s flat “about this time last year” and moved into temporary accommodation nearby before moving into another temporary accommodation block in Barking, just minute’s from fellow terrorist Butt’s flat. It was here that O’Leary is thought to have been arrested on Sunday. |
| Sources say the couple split six months ago and Redouane, whom neighbours described as Moroccan, moved to nearby East Ham. Scotland Yard said Redouane had “claimed to be Moroccan and Libyan”. | Sources say the couple split six months ago and Redouane, whom neighbours described as Moroccan, moved to nearby East Ham. Scotland Yard said Redouane had “claimed to be Moroccan and Libyan”. |
| Described as a “pretty boy” by the source, Redouane was about 5’ 6” and didn’t mingle with neighbours. | Described as a “pretty boy” by the source, Redouane was about 5’ 6” and didn’t mingle with neighbours. |
| “He wasn’t sociable, he didn’t get involved in any of the activities”, said one person who knew the family. | “He wasn’t sociable, he didn’t get involved in any of the activities”, said one person who knew the family. |
| After they split up, she changed back to her maiden name by deed poll and wrote on Facebook: “so may not have the money to get divorced yet...but have finally changed my name back...O’Leary is back.” | After they split up, she changed back to her maiden name by deed poll and wrote on Facebook: “so may not have the money to get divorced yet...but have finally changed my name back...O’Leary is back.” |
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| 10.14pm BST | 10.14pm BST |
| 22:14 | 22:14 |
| In a statement released on Monday evening, Scotland Yard added: | In a statement released on Monday evening, Scotland Yard added: |
| Specialist officers are working with families of victims and the coroner to identify those who were killed in Saturday’s attack at the appropriate time. | Specialist officers are working with families of victims and the coroner to identify those who were killed in Saturday’s attack at the appropriate time. |
| Family liaison officers have now deployed into all those families where we believe people to be dead. Family liaison officers have also been deployed to support one family where we believe one person is still missing. | Family liaison officers have now deployed into all those families where we believe people to be dead. Family liaison officers have also been deployed to support one family where we believe one person is still missing. |
| 10.09pm BST | 10.09pm BST |
| 22:09 | 22:09 |
| Police release all arrestees | Police release all arrestees |
| All 12 of the people arrested by officers investigating the London Bridge terror attack have been released without charge, Scotland Yard says. | All 12 of the people arrested by officers investigating the London Bridge terror attack have been released without charge, Scotland Yard says. |
| They were seven women, aged between 19 and 60 years old and five men aged between 27 and 55 years old. All but one - a 38-year-old woman - were arrested at the same address in Barking, in east London. That woman was arrested at another address nearby. None has been named by police. | They were seven women, aged between 19 and 60 years old and five men aged between 27 and 55 years old. All but one - a 38-year-old woman - were arrested at the same address in Barking, in east London. That woman was arrested at another address nearby. None has been named by police. |
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| at 10.13pm BST | at 10.13pm BST |
| 9.51pm BST | 9.51pm BST |
| 21:51 | 21:51 |
| Fears are growing for missing Brisbane woman Sara Zelenak, who became separated from friends at the scene of the London Bridge terrorism attack. A Facebook post by a family friend shared hundreds of times on Monday appealed for information about the 21-year-old, saying she usually rang her mother daily. | Fears are growing for missing Brisbane woman Sara Zelenak, who became separated from friends at the scene of the London Bridge terrorism attack. A Facebook post by a family friend shared hundreds of times on Monday appealed for information about the 21-year-old, saying she usually rang her mother daily. |
| Zelenak’s stepfather, Mark Wallace, said from Brisbane that British authorities had been unable to shed any light on where she was following the attack on Saturday night UK time. | Zelenak’s stepfather, Mark Wallace, said from Brisbane that British authorities had been unable to shed any light on where she was following the attack on Saturday night UK time. |
| “I feel terrible, I can’t think,” he told News Corp. “I’ve contacted every hospital in London but they can’t give out patient details or even tell us if she has been admitted.” | “I feel terrible, I can’t think,” he told News Corp. “I’ve contacted every hospital in London but they can’t give out patient details or even tell us if she has been admitted.” |
| 9.17pm BST | 9.17pm BST |
| 21:17 | 21:17 |
| The security services are facing their worst crisis since the 2005 London bombing, with the increased frequency of attacks placing enormous pressure on the police and the UK’s domestic intelligence agency MI5, Ewen MacAskill, Vikram Dodd and Robert Booth write. | The security services are facing their worst crisis since the 2005 London bombing, with the increased frequency of attacks placing enormous pressure on the police and the UK’s domestic intelligence agency MI5, Ewen MacAskill, Vikram Dodd and Robert Booth write. |
| Questions are being raised about why the police and MI5 failed to prevent three attacks in quick succession. MI5 will have to explain why it failed to monitor more closely one of the London Bridge attackers, Khuram Butt, given his links to al-Muhajiroun, the banned extremist group whose leader, Anjem Choudary, has been linked to the recruitment of more than 100 British terror suspects. | Questions are being raised about why the police and MI5 failed to prevent three attacks in quick succession. MI5 will have to explain why it failed to monitor more closely one of the London Bridge attackers, Khuram Butt, given his links to al-Muhajiroun, the banned extremist group whose leader, Anjem Choudary, has been linked to the recruitment of more than 100 British terror suspects. |
| Officials will also face scrutiny for failing to act on at least two reports about Butt’s behaviour, one to the police from a neighbour who feared Butt was trying to radicalise children, and another to anti-terror hotline claiming he had been watching clips of a hate preacher. | Officials will also face scrutiny for failing to act on at least two reports about Butt’s behaviour, one to the police from a neighbour who feared Butt was trying to radicalise children, and another to anti-terror hotline claiming he had been watching clips of a hate preacher. |
| 8.08pm BST | 8.08pm BST |
| 20:08 | 20:08 |
| Tim Lusher | Tim Lusher |
| Liam Connell, from Worcester Park, was with a group of friends celebrating Ellie Rowan’s 23rd birthday in Katzenjammers on Southwark Street on Saturday evening, when the attack began. Connell helped a man who had been stabbed in the neck as the police locked down the bar. He and Rowan said they had come to the vigil because “it was important for us to do it. We needed to take part and pay our respects to everyone.” | Liam Connell, from Worcester Park, was with a group of friends celebrating Ellie Rowan’s 23rd birthday in Katzenjammers on Southwark Street on Saturday evening, when the attack began. Connell helped a man who had been stabbed in the neck as the police locked down the bar. He and Rowan said they had come to the vigil because “it was important for us to do it. We needed to take part and pay our respects to everyone.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.33pm BST | at 10.33pm BST |
| 7.58pm BST | 7.58pm BST |
| 19:58 | 19:58 |
| John Loughrey, a 63-year-old bell ringer from Streatham, in south London, was at the vigil on the banks of the Thames today. He held a union flag in the air throughout the service. He said: | John Loughrey, a 63-year-old bell ringer from Streatham, in south London, was at the vigil on the banks of the Thames today. He held a union flag in the air throughout the service. He said: |
| I am here to show respect to the people who were murdered and the injured. The whole world shows them respect. We will win and continue normal life. | I am here to show respect to the people who were murdered and the injured. The whole world shows them respect. We will win and continue normal life. |
| Usman Saifi, a 36-year-old chartered accountant from Putney, in south-west London, was among a group of Muslims who mingled with the crowd wearing bold blue T-shirts which read “I Am a Muslim Ask Me Anything”. He said: | Usman Saifi, a 36-year-old chartered accountant from Putney, in south-west London, was among a group of Muslims who mingled with the crowd wearing bold blue T-shirts which read “I Am a Muslim Ask Me Anything”. He said: |
| It is really sad that we have had to do this for a third time. It is frustrating what is going on right now. We are standing here in solidarity and as Muslims. This is not what our religion teaches us. | It is really sad that we have had to do this for a third time. It is frustrating what is going on right now. We are standing here in solidarity and as Muslims. This is not what our religion teaches us. |
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| at 11.02pm BST | at 11.02pm BST |
| 7.46pm BST | 7.46pm BST |
| 19:46 | 19:46 |
| Sam Jones | Sam Jones |
| Spain’s foreign minister, Alfonso Dastis, says the government hopes to have news about the missing Spaniard Ignacio Echeverría “within the next few hours” and is not ruling anything out when it comes to his condition. | Spain’s foreign minister, Alfonso Dastis, says the government hopes to have news about the missing Spaniard Ignacio Echeverría “within the next few hours” and is not ruling anything out when it comes to his condition. |
| Echeverría, 39, has not been seen since he apparently used his skateboard to defend a woman injured by the London Bridge attackers near Borough Market on Saturday night. | Echeverría, 39, has not been seen since he apparently used his skateboard to defend a woman injured by the London Bridge attackers near Borough Market on Saturday night. |
| Dastis told the Spanish news agency Efe: “We’re pushing the British authorities because, frankly, this isn’t the kind of thing that can go on and on.” | Dastis told the Spanish news agency Efe: “We’re pushing the British authorities because, frankly, this isn’t the kind of thing that can go on and on.” |