Within the past hour police have named the terrorist who killed two people and injured several more in a terror attack in Central London. Officers shot dead usman khan on London Bridge. He was convicted of terrorism offences in 2012 and had been released from prison on licence in december of last year. Lets get the latest from our correspondent, simonjones. Simon, what have the police said about usman khan . 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 yea rs old 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 backin 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, me
We live in a Democratic Society and those that would seek to silence us will not succeed. Three other people were stabbed in the attack, and the Prime Minister has been chairing a meeting of the governments Emergency Cobra Committee tonight. Also on the programme. Heated exchanges in the bbcs Election Debate in cardiff, as conservative and labour brexit plans are described as a lie and a cop out. Up to 4,500 jobs could go at the Energy Provider npower. Thousands of students across the world walk out of school, as part of a Global Climate strike. The players deserve huge credit for that. And Gareth Southgate tells us of his high hopes for the england team in next years euros. And in the sport on bbc news, times up for unai emery, sacked by arsenal after 18 months at the club. Freddie ljungberg takes temporary charge. Good evening. Two people have died in what the metropolitan police are describing as a terrorist incident on London Bridge. The attacker was later shot dead. Several member
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