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| London Bridge attacker named as Usman Khan, 28 – live updates | London Bridge attacker named as Usman Khan, 28 – live updates |
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| Man was part of 2010 plot to attack the Stock Exchange which was disrupted by MI5 and the police | Man was part of 2010 plot to attack the Stock Exchange which was disrupted by MI5 and the police |
| Two people, one man and one woman, died after being stabbed in an attack that started at Fishmongers’ Hall during a conference about rehabilitating offenders. | |
| Two women and one man were injured and remain in hospital. | |
| The suspect was shot dead by police on London Bridge, about 2pm. He has been identified as Usman Khan, a 28-year-old man who was jailed for terrorism offences in 2012 after pleading guilty to involvement in the 2010 Stock Exchange Plot. | |
| He was arrested in December 2010 and released on licence (parole) in December 2018, wearing an electronic tag. He had reportedly been invited to attend the Learning Together conference. | |
| Nine men, including Khan, pleaded guilty on the eve of their trial to plotting to bomb the London Stock Exchange, Big Ben, and Westminster Abbey, and had a handwritten list noting the names and addresses of other potential targets including Boris Johnson, who was then mayor of London. | |
| The plot was said to be inspired by al-Qaida. | |
| The sentencing judge identified Khan and two others as “the more serious jihadists” and said they should not be released until they were no longer a threat to the public. | |
| Johnson telegraphed concerns with the parole system in his second press statement late on Friday, telling reporters had “long argued” that it was a “mistake to allow serious and violent criminals to come out of prison early.” | |
| University of Cambridge ‘devastated’ | University of Cambridge ‘devastated’ |
| Professor Stephen Toope, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, said he was “devastated” that an event organised by its Institute of Criminology was targeted in the attack. | Professor Stephen Toope, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, said he was “devastated” that an event organised by its Institute of Criminology was targeted in the attack. |
| He said: | He said: |
| The 2010 Stock Exchange plot, which the Met said bridge attacker Usman Khan was involved with, was said by prosecutors to have been inspired by al-Qaida. | The 2010 Stock Exchange plot, which the Met said bridge attacker Usman Khan was involved with, was said by prosecutors to have been inspired by al-Qaida. |
| Nine men pleaded guilty over the incident in 2012. | Nine men pleaded guilty over the incident in 2012. |
| London Bridge attacker Usman Khan was jailed for terrorism offences in 2012, the Met said. | London Bridge attacker Usman Khan was jailed for terrorism offences in 2012, the Met said. |
| He was part of the Stock Exchange plot which was disrupted by MI5 and the police. | He was part of the Stock Exchange plot which was disrupted by MI5 and the police. |
| He is also understood to have been a supporter of al-Muhijaroun, the extremist group which scores of terrorists were involved with, according to the anti-extremism group Hope Not Hate. | He is also understood to have been a supporter of al-Muhijaroun, the extremist group which scores of terrorists were involved with, according to the anti-extremism group Hope Not Hate. |
| Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner Neil Basu said the event began at Learning Together, a justice conference featuring ex-prisoners, academics and justice advocates. Organiser the Learning Together Network has locked its twitter account. | Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner Neil Basu said the event began at Learning Together, a justice conference featuring ex-prisoners, academics and justice advocates. Organiser the Learning Together Network has locked its twitter account. |
| Basu said in a statement: | Basu said in a statement: |
| The Times has reported that the attacker, who police have identified as Usman Khan, was invited to attend the conference and sat through a morning session. | The Times has reported that the attacker, who police have identified as Usman Khan, was invited to attend the conference and sat through a morning session. |
| Bryonn Bain, an associate professor with the University of California in Los Angeles, spoke at the conference prior to the attack. | Bryonn Bain, an associate professor with the University of California in Los Angeles, spoke at the conference prior to the attack. |
| Basu said police would be increasing patrols across London in the wake of the attack, and asked anyone with images or footage to submit it to police here. | Basu said police would be increasing patrols across London in the wake of the attack, and asked anyone with images or footage to submit it to police here. |
| Usman Khan was convicted in 2012 for terrorism offences and released from prison in December 2018 on licence, Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said. | Usman Khan was convicted in 2012 for terrorism offences and released from prison in December 2018 on licence, Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said. |
| In a statement, Basu said police were searching Khan’s Staffordshire residence and that he is believed at this stage to have acted alone. | In a statement, Basu said police were searching Khan’s Staffordshire residence and that he is believed at this stage to have acted alone. |
| Basu said a man and a woman were killed in the attack while three others, one man and two women, remained in hospital. | Basu said a man and a woman were killed in the attack while three others, one man and two women, remained in hospital. |
| Police have identified the suspect of the London Bridge Attack as 28-year-old Usman Khan from Staffordshire. | |
| ‘I did what any Londoner would do’ | ‘I did what any Londoner would do’ |
| A man who helped tackle a knife-wielding terrorist who killed two people near London Bridge said he intervened because it was “what any Londoner would do”. | A man who helped tackle a knife-wielding terrorist who killed two people near London Bridge said he intervened because it was “what any Londoner would do”. |
| Thomas Gray, 24, was among a group of men who dragged the killer to the floor near Fishmongers’ Hall on Friday. | Thomas Gray, 24, was among a group of men who dragged the killer to the floor near Fishmongers’ Hall on Friday. |
| The tour firm manager said he stamped on the terrorist’s wrist to try to make him release one of two large knives he was carrying | The tour firm manager said he stamped on the terrorist’s wrist to try to make him release one of two large knives he was carrying |
| Gray told the PA news agency: | Gray told the PA news agency: |
| Gray said he had been driving northbound on London Bridge with a colleague when they saw several people running towards the south of the bridge. | Gray said he had been driving northbound on London Bridge with a colleague when they saw several people running towards the south of the bridge. |
| He said they did not know what to do, so he turned the car off and by the time he got to the attacker, he had been “wrestled” to the floor by “five or six other blokes”. He said: | He said they did not know what to do, so he turned the car off and by the time he got to the attacker, he had been “wrestled” to the floor by “five or six other blokes”. He said: |
| Gray said he saw “two or three” shots fired by police hit the attacker, who then “hit the deck”. | Gray said he saw “two or three” shots fired by police hit the attacker, who then “hit the deck”. |
| Gray told ITV News the attacker was being chased by five men with a “fire extinguisher” before he was wrestled to the ground. | Gray told ITV News the attacker was being chased by five men with a “fire extinguisher” before he was wrestled to the ground. |
| Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has offered his sympathies to the victims of attacks in London and the Hague. He said he is not aware of any Australians caught up in either incident. | Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has offered his sympathies to the victims of attacks in London and the Hague. He said he is not aware of any Australians caught up in either incident. |
| The maintenance worker who witnessed the London Bridge knife attack claims he was told the assailant had been in prison for terrorism offences. | The maintenance worker who witnessed the London Bridge knife attack claims he was told the assailant had been in prison for terrorism offences. |
| One witness said he spoke to one of the men who helped wrestle the knifeman to the ground after they were taken to the Salvation Army headquarters to be interviewed by police. | One witness said he spoke to one of the men who helped wrestle the knifeman to the ground after they were taken to the Salvation Army headquarters to be interviewed by police. |
| He told the PA news agency: | He told the PA news agency: |
| One witness, a 24-year-old maintenance worker from Croydon, said he was driving his van across the bridge when he saw four men tackle the attacker. | One witness, a 24-year-old maintenance worker from Croydon, said he was driving his van across the bridge when he saw four men tackle the attacker. |
| He told PA News Agency: | He told PA News Agency: |
| One of the bystanders who helped restrain the attacker was armed with a five-foot narwhal tusk. Amy Coop, a writer and director who was in Fishmongers’ Hall when the attack occurred, said the man took the tusk from the wall. | One of the bystanders who helped restrain the attacker was armed with a five-foot narwhal tusk. Amy Coop, a writer and director who was in Fishmongers’ Hall when the attack occurred, said the man took the tusk from the wall. |
| Footage of the attacker being tackled to the ground shows a man holding a long white pole, which Coop identified as the tusk. | Footage of the attacker being tackled to the ground shows a man holding a long white pole, which Coop identified as the tusk. |
| The attacker is understood to have been wearing an electronic tag when he staged the attack after being released from prison for terrorism related offences. | The attacker is understood to have been wearing an electronic tag when he staged the attack after being released from prison for terrorism related offences. |
| He was known to the authorities at MI5 and police because of his previous conviction, sources confirm. | He was known to the authorities at MI5 and police because of his previous conviction, sources confirm. |
| Thomas Gray said he was among those members of the public who helped tackle the attacker on London Bridge. He told ITV News: | Thomas Gray said he was among those members of the public who helped tackle the attacker on London Bridge. He told ITV News: |
| The prime minister has described the deaths of two members of the public at London Bridge as “heartbreaking” and said there would be an “enhanced” police presence on the streets following the attack. | The prime minister has described the deaths of two members of the public at London Bridge as “heartbreaking” and said there would be an “enhanced” police presence on the streets following the attack. |
| Johnson said he had “long argued” that it is a “mistake to allow serious and violent criminals to come out of prison early and it is very important that we get out of that habit and that we enforce the appropriate sentences for dangerous criminals, especially for terrorists, that I think the public will want to see”. | Johnson said he had “long argued” that it is a “mistake to allow serious and violent criminals to come out of prison early and it is very important that we get out of that habit and that we enforce the appropriate sentences for dangerous criminals, especially for terrorists, that I think the public will want to see”. |
| Speaking in Downing Street ahead of the Cobra meeting, Johnson declined to say whether the individual was known to the security services or the police before the incident took place. On the election campaign, he said: | Speaking in Downing Street ahead of the Cobra meeting, Johnson declined to say whether the individual was known to the security services or the police before the incident took place. On the election campaign, he said: |
| Johnson added: | Johnson added: |
| A British Red Cross spokesman has said: | A British Red Cross spokesman has said: |
| Simon Stevens, the NHS chief executive, has just released this statement on the conditions of the three people being treated in hospital: | Simon Stevens, the NHS chief executive, has just released this statement on the conditions of the three people being treated in hospital: |
| The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has released an updated statement following Scotland Yard’s briefing earlier this evening (see: 8.16pm). | The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has released an updated statement following Scotland Yard’s briefing earlier this evening (see: 8.16pm). |