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Police Name London Terrorist Attacker

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03:47 23 Mar 2017


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Police in the UK have named the man who carried out the terrorist attack in London yesterday afternoon.

British-born Khalid Masood has been named as the man behind the incident.

Earlier, Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks, which left 52-year-old Masood and three others dead and up to 29 people injured.

The fourth person killed was a US tourist from Utah who was in Europe celebrating his 25th wedding anniversary.

Kurt Cochran's wife was also seriously injured.

Seven people remain in a critical condition in hospital, however an Irish person caught up in the incident is not thought to be seriously injured.


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