Security agencies have revealed the identity of the man who stabbed two people to death while injuring others as he attacked them on the London Bridge on Friday.
He was shot dead by the police.
He was Usman Khan, also identified as a former prisoner convicted of terrorism offences.
He was 28 years old.
Reports said Khan was shot dead by officers after members of the public restrained him. Police declared the attack a terrorist incident as Khan was known to the authorities, having been convicted for terrorism offences in 2012, according to Met Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu.
“He was released from prison in December 2018 on licence and clearly, a key line of enquiry now is to establish how he came to carry out this attack,” he said in a statement.
The Times reported that Khan’s release from prison last year came after he agreed to wear an electronic tag and have his movements monitored.
