London Attacker 'British-Born', Known to Security Services: May
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The man behind the London terror attack was born in Britain and had been investigated for violent extremism "some years ago" by the MI5 intelligence service, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday.
"The man was British born and... some years ago he was once investigated by MI5 in relation to concerns about violent extremism," she told parliament.
She added, "He was not part of the current intelligence picture."
On Wednesday, five people were killed and about 40 injured in London after a car plowed into pedestrians and an attacker stabbed a policeman close to Britain's parliament, Reuters reported.
The dead, in what police called a "marauding terrorist attack," included the assailant and the policeman he stabbed. The other three victims were among those hit by the car as it sped across Westminster Bridge before crashing into railings just outside parliament.
