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| London Bridge attack victim named as Jack Merritt | London Bridge attack victim named as Jack Merritt |
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| One of the people stabbed to death in Friday's attack at London Bridge has been named as University of Cambridge graduate Jack Merritt. | One of the people stabbed to death in Friday's attack at London Bridge has been named as University of Cambridge graduate Jack Merritt. |
| He was one of two people killed when 28-year-old Usman Khan launched the attack at a Cambridge University conference on prisoner rehabilitation. | He was one of two people killed when 28-year-old Usman Khan launched the attack at a Cambridge University conference on prisoner rehabilitation. |
| Khan, who had been jailed over a terror plot, was shot dead by police after members of the public restrained him. | Khan, who had been jailed over a terror plot, was shot dead by police after members of the public restrained him. |
| Mr Merritt was described by his father on Twitter as a "beautiful spirit". | Mr Merritt was described by his father on Twitter as a "beautiful spirit". |
| A woman who died in the attack - declared by officers as a terrorist incident - has not yet been named. Three others were injured. | A woman who died in the attack - declared by officers as a terrorist incident - has not yet been named. Three others were injured. |
| Mr Merritt was a course coordinator for Learning Together, a prisoners' rehabilitation programme that was hosting the conference at Fishmongers' Hall at the north end of London Bridge. | Mr Merritt was a course coordinator for Learning Together, a prisoners' rehabilitation programme that was hosting the conference at Fishmongers' Hall at the north end of London Bridge. |
| Khan had been one of dozens of people - including students and offenders - at the event. | Khan had been one of dozens of people - including students and offenders - at the event. |
| The Metropolitan Police said the attack is believed to have started inside Fishmongers Hall at 13:58 GMT on Friday, before continuing onto London Bridge itself, where Khan was shot by armed officers. | The Metropolitan Police said the attack is believed to have started inside Fishmongers Hall at 13:58 GMT on Friday, before continuing onto London Bridge itself, where Khan was shot by armed officers. |
| Khan was known to the authorities, having been convicted of a terrorism offence in 2012. He was released from prison on licence in December 2018, Met Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said. | Khan was known to the authorities, having been convicted of a terrorism offence in 2012. He was released from prison on licence in December 2018, Met Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said. |
| Police believe Khan had acted alone, Met Commissioner Cressida Dick said. | Police believe Khan had acted alone, Met Commissioner Cressida Dick said. |
| NHS chief executive Simon Stevens said three victims remained in hospital following the attack - two in a stable condition and one with less serious injuries. | NHS chief executive Simon Stevens said three victims remained in hospital following the attack - two in a stable condition and one with less serious injuries. |
| Mr Merritt's father, David, said on Twitter that he was a "a beautiful spirit who always took the side of the underdog". | |
| "Jack spoke so highly of all the people he worked with & he loved his job," he added. | |
| Audrey Ludwig, who knew Mr Merritt through work, said his "deep commitment to prisoner education and rehabilitation was deeply impressive". | |
| "I send condolences to his family, colleagues and the prisoners' group," she added. | |
| Police are carrying out a search, believed to be linked to Khan, at flats in Stafford, close to the town centre. | Police are carrying out a search, believed to be linked to Khan, at flats in Stafford, close to the town centre. |
| Staffordshire Police's Deputy Ch Con, Nick Baker, said it was "vitally important everyone remains alert but not alarmed". | Staffordshire Police's Deputy Ch Con, Nick Baker, said it was "vitally important everyone remains alert but not alarmed". |
| Shock and disbelief at search site | Shock and disbelief at search site |
| Ben Perrin, BBC News Online Staffordshire | Ben Perrin, BBC News Online Staffordshire |
| There is a general feeling of shock and disbelief here in Stafford, where a top floor flat is being searched. | There is a general feeling of shock and disbelief here in Stafford, where a top floor flat is being searched. |
| Blue screens and forensic tents are outside the front of the semi-detached property within a 50m police cordon. | Blue screens and forensic tents are outside the front of the semi-detached property within a 50m police cordon. |
| I've seen evidence bags being taken out of the house and the garden also appears to be part of the search. | I've seen evidence bags being taken out of the house and the garden also appears to be part of the search. |
| The property is believed to be privately-owned and used, in part, as a halfway house. Local residents have told me it has a high turnover of tenants and Khan had been living there for about six months. | |
| The Met Police is urging anyone with information - particularly anyone who was at Fishmongers' Hall - to contact them. | |
| Members of the public were widely praised for intervening to tackle Khan to the ground before police arrived on the scene. | |
| One man pictured in many newspapers as he removed a knife from the scene was a British Transport Police officer in plainclothes. | |
| Chief Constable Paul Crowther, of British Transport Police, said the man "bravely ran towards danger". | |
| "He, as well as other members of the public, should be extremely proud of what they did to stop this man on London Bridge," he added. | |
| Videos posted on social media appeared to show passers-by holding Khan down. | |
| One witness described how a man at the event at Fishmongers' Hall grabbed a narwhal tusk - a long white horn that protrudes from the whale - that was on the wall, and went outside to confront the attacker. | |
| Another person let off a fire extinguisher in the face of the attacker to try to keep him at bay. | |
| On a visit to the attack site the prime minister said the practice of cutting jail sentences in half and letting violent offenders out early "simply isn't working". | |
| Mr Johnson vowed to "toughen up sentences", while Labour's Jeremy Corbyn said there were questions to be answered. | |
| But Mr Merritt's father said on Twitter: "My son, Jack, who was killed in this attack, would not wish his death to be used as the pretext for more draconian sentences or for detaining people unnecessarily." | |
| Political parties cancelled some events on Saturday, which had been planned ahead of the general election on 12 December. | |
| Flags on UK government buildings were flown at half-mast on Saturday as a mark of respect to all those affected by the attack. | |
| The Queen said in a statement: "Prince Philip and I have been saddened to hear of the terror attacks at London Bridge. | |
| "We send our thoughts, prayers and deepest sympathies to all those who have lost loved ones and who have been affected by yesterday's terrible violence." | |
| The latest attack comes after the UK's terrorism threat level was downgraded on 4 November from "severe" to "substantial", meaning that attacks were thought to be "likely" rather than "highly likely". | |
| The terror threat level is reviewed every six months by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre, which makes recommendations independent of government. |