Police have named the man who killed two people and injured several more in a terror attack in central london. Officers shot dead usman khan on London Bridge. Its been revealed that he was convicted of terrorism offences in 2012 and had been released from prison on licence in december of last year. Simonjones has more details. This was an attack that brought terror back to the streets of london. A man and a woman killed before the attacker was shot dead on friday afternoon on London Bridge. Now, during the night the police have named the man who was shot dead as usman khan. He was 28 years old from staffordshire in the midlands here in the uk. Now, he is a convicted terrorist. He was jailed back in 2012 for a plot to bomb the london stock exchange. He was initially given what was called an indeterminate sentence, meaning he could be kept injailfor as long as was deemed necessary, for as long as was deemed he was a threat to the public. But he appealed that and then he was given a jail
Clinging on to his job as his star man jaden sent shows making the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Im nick spicer thanks for joining us. Police have identified the man who carried out fridays stabbing attack in london they say it was 28 year old man who killed 2 people on London Bridge and was later shot dead by police can was convicted in 2012 of terrorism offenses and was released from prison about a year ago several onlookers captured fridays incident on their mobile phones some of those who intervened are being praised as heroes for disarming the attacker. Members of the public pin the attacker to the ground one of them taking away the knife used in the attack. Police were called and arrives quickly theres been about 5 shots heights theres another 1. 10 i phones me who i. Moments later the Police Shooting can. Get all my course. As you would expect judge of the nature of the incident we responded as though this was terrorist related im now in a position to confirm that it has
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America. I nuala mcgovern. London is a target for a new terror attack. Two people are killed, and thpolice shoot aattacker. Shoot dead the attacker. The empty ideology of terro offers nothing but hatred, and today i urge everyone toeject that. Nuala as people flee the area in the immediate aftermath of the attack, please try the store police try to restore rosen stations are put on lockdown. Nuala if you are watching on pbs in the United States or around the world, welcome toic world news am. British police shot iead attacker in london. Officialso told the bbc that members of the public were killed and a number of others injured. A Police Spokesperson said the suspect, who died at the scene of londo fake explove device. A british Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised what he called the extraordinary bravery of members of the public who tackled the suspect. Video on social media shows passerbys wrestling with a man on the ground. Daniel sandford reports. Daniel it is a crisp winter after
Is reportedly planning to resign imminently well talk to our correspondent in valencia. Plus fridays for future goes global again thousands of young people take part in rallies across the world call to action comes ahead of next weeks un climate summit. Im calling aspen welcome to the program we start in london where police say they have shot and killed a man wearing a hoax explosive device on London Bridge after a stabbing attack police have also confirmed that 2 people were killed me attack footage posted on social media shows a man in civilian clothes wrestling with a person believed to be the attacker surrounded there by armed police no other civilians thataway one of them appears to be holding a large knife footage also shows Police Checking a white truck which is parked across London Bridge Emergency Services including ambulances were quickly on the scene. This is what London Police have to say after. In the coming days you will see more police both armed and unarmed patrolling o