London Bridge attack suspect had been jailed for terrorism

  • Police shoot dead suspect wearing fake suicide vest
  • Two people killed in attack, three others injured
  • Passersby praised as heroes after wrestling man to ground

The man who killed two people and injured three others in a terror attack near London Bridge was wearing a tag, having been released partway through a prison sentence he was serving for a previous offence of supporting terrorist violence.

The Guardian understands the authorities believe the attacker to have connections to other terrorist suspects. Friday’s attack, which started at a conference on rehabilitating offenders in Fishmongers’ Hall, was brought to an end after the man was wrestled to the ground by passersby and then shot dead by police.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2OTW3fP

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