Police releases the names of the London Bridge attackers
Yesterday the Scotland yard named two of the terrorist involved in the London Bridge attack as Khuram Shazad Butt and Rachid Redouane.
Butt is said to be 27 from Pakistan who came along with his parents when they sought asylum some years back when he was still a child.Investigations revealed that,he lived in the ground floor flat in Barking and was known as Abu Zaitun or Abu for short.
Scotland yard in a statement,said the Pakistani born Khuram Shazad Butt was known to the police and the MI5 but they didn't suspect or have any intelligence that an attack was being planned by the father of two.They also claimed that Rachid was not known to the authorities.
According to police, Rachid Redouane who is 30 claimed he was a Moroccan-Libyan but had on him an Irish identity card when he was shot and killed on Saturday.
The third terrorist was named today as Youssef Zaghba,a 22 year old Italian- Moroccan.The Scotland yard spokesman in a statement said:
The British authorities were however warned about the 22 year old Youssef Zaghba by security agents after he tried travelling to Syria from Italy but was able to gain entry into Britain and even secured a job at a London restaurant.
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| Khuram Butt(left)and Rachid Redouane(right) |
Butt is said to be 27 from Pakistan who came along with his parents when they sought asylum some years back when he was still a child.Investigations revealed that,he lived in the ground floor flat in Barking and was known as Abu Zaitun or Abu for short.
Scotland yard in a statement,said the Pakistani born Khuram Shazad Butt was known to the police and the MI5 but they didn't suspect or have any intelligence that an attack was being planned by the father of two.They also claimed that Rachid was not known to the authorities.
According to police, Rachid Redouane who is 30 claimed he was a Moroccan-Libyan but had on him an Irish identity card when he was shot and killed on Saturday.
The third terrorist was named today as Youssef Zaghba,a 22 year old Italian- Moroccan.The Scotland yard spokesman in a statement said:
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| Youssef Zaghba |
''While formal identification is yet to take place,detectives believe he is 22 year old Youssef Zaghba,from east London.The deceased's family have been informed.
''He is believed to be an Italian national of Moroccan dissent.He was not a police or MI5 subject of interest.''
The British authorities were however warned about the 22 year old Youssef Zaghba by security agents after he tried travelling to Syria from Italy but was able to gain entry into Britain and even secured a job at a London restaurant.
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