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| London Bridge: Who was the attacker? | London Bridge: Who was the attacker? |
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| Police have named the London Bridge attacker as Usman Khan, who was previously jailed for his part in a plot to bomb the city's stock exchange. | Police have named the London Bridge attacker as Usman Khan, who was previously jailed for his part in a plot to bomb the city's stock exchange. |
| Khan, 28, was out on licence from prison when he killed two people and injured three others in the stabbing attack on Friday, before being shot dead by armed police. | Khan, 28, was out on licence from prison when he killed two people and injured three others in the stabbing attack on Friday, before being shot dead by armed police. |
| Since being released in December 2018 - his conditions requiring him to wear an electronic tag - Khan had been living in Stafford. | Since being released in December 2018 - his conditions requiring him to wear an electronic tag - Khan had been living in Stafford. |
| He also took part in the government's 'Desistance and Disengagement Programme', the purpose of which is the rehabilitation of those who have been involved in terrorism. | |
| In 2012, he was sentenced to indeterminate detention for "public protection" with a minimum jail term of eight years. | In 2012, he was sentenced to indeterminate detention for "public protection" with a minimum jail term of eight years. |
| This sentence would have allowed him to be kept in prison beyond the minimum term. | This sentence would have allowed him to be kept in prison beyond the minimum term. |
| But in 2013 the Court of Appeal quashed the sentence, replacing it with a 16-year-fixed term of which Khan should serve half in prison. | But in 2013 the Court of Appeal quashed the sentence, replacing it with a 16-year-fixed term of which Khan should serve half in prison. |
| Born and raised in Stoke-on-Trent, Khan was originally jailed along with eight others, who were arrested in 2010. | Born and raised in Stoke-on-Trent, Khan was originally jailed along with eight others, who were arrested in 2010. |
| The nine, inspired by al-Qaeda, had been under surveillance by MI5. | The nine, inspired by al-Qaeda, had been under surveillance by MI5. |
| The men - who were from Stoke, Cardiff and London - engaged in several plans, one of which involved a plot to place a pipe bomb in the London Stock Exchange. | The men - who were from Stoke, Cardiff and London - engaged in several plans, one of which involved a plot to place a pipe bomb in the London Stock Exchange. |
| Those from Stoke had also been heard discussing potential attacks in their city, including leaving explosive devices in pubs and clubs. | Those from Stoke had also been heard discussing potential attacks in their city, including leaving explosive devices in pubs and clubs. |
| Khan described members of the public as "kuffar" and "dogs". | Khan described members of the public as "kuffar" and "dogs". |
| At one point Khan was monitored in conversation about "how to construct a pipe bomb" from a recipe in an al-Qaeda magazine. | At one point Khan was monitored in conversation about "how to construct a pipe bomb" from a recipe in an al-Qaeda magazine. |
| The men had also been funding a proposed madrassa - a college for Islamic instruction - abroad, which was to be used for firearms training and would have been attended by Khan. | The men had also been funding a proposed madrassa - a college for Islamic instruction - abroad, which was to be used for firearms training and would have been attended by Khan. |
| The court of appeal judgement said: "The groups were clearly considering a range of possibilities, including fundraising for the establishment of a military-training madrassa in Pakistan - where they would undertake training themselves and recruit others to do likewise - sending letter bombs through the post, attacking public houses used by British racist groups, attacking a high-profile target with an explosive device and a Mumbai-style attack." | The court of appeal judgement said: "The groups were clearly considering a range of possibilities, including fundraising for the establishment of a military-training madrassa in Pakistan - where they would undertake training themselves and recruit others to do likewise - sending letter bombs through the post, attacking public houses used by British racist groups, attacking a high-profile target with an explosive device and a Mumbai-style attack." |
| It added that they had "serious long-term plans" to send Khan and other recruits for "training and terrorist experience". | It added that they had "serious long-term plans" to send Khan and other recruits for "training and terrorist experience". |
| "Should they return to the UK, they would do so trained and experienced in terrorism," the judgement continued. | "Should they return to the UK, they would do so trained and experienced in terrorism," the judgement continued. |
| "They engaged with the others who were contemplating short-term attacks in the UK but rightly considered themselves to be more serious jihadis than the others." | "They engaged with the others who were contemplating short-term attacks in the UK but rightly considered themselves to be more serious jihadis than the others." |
| Another man from Stoke who was jailed alongside Khan - Mohibur Rahman - was later found guilty of another terrorist plot following his release from prison. | Another man from Stoke who was jailed alongside Khan - Mohibur Rahman - was later found guilty of another terrorist plot following his release from prison. |
| Khan had spent years proselytising in Stoke on so-called "dawah stalls" linked to the proscribed terrorist organisation al-Muhajiroun, which was once led by the hate preacher Anjem Chowdhury. | Khan had spent years proselytising in Stoke on so-called "dawah stalls" linked to the proscribed terrorist organisation al-Muhajiroun, which was once led by the hate preacher Anjem Chowdhury. |
| After Khan was jailed, the Daily Star quoted Chowdhury saying that the Stoke plotters "were students of mine" and "I knew them for quite a while." | After Khan was jailed, the Daily Star quoted Chowdhury saying that the Stoke plotters "were students of mine" and "I knew them for quite a while." |
| In 2008 Khan's address was one of five properties in Stoke raided by counter terrorism police. None of those investigated were ultimately charged. | In 2008 Khan's address was one of five properties in Stoke raided by counter terrorism police. None of those investigated were ultimately charged. |
| Speaking at the time, Khan publicly complained about being under suspicion, saying: "I've been born and bred in England, in Stoke-on-Trent in Cobridge. | Speaking at the time, Khan publicly complained about being under suspicion, saying: "I've been born and bred in England, in Stoke-on-Trent in Cobridge. |
| "And all the community knows me. And if you ask them, they will know these labels they are putting on us - like terrorist, this that - they will know. I ain't no terrorist." | "And all the community knows me. And if you ask them, they will know these labels they are putting on us - like terrorist, this that - they will know. I ain't no terrorist." |