What we know about two of the three evil London attackers
- 7 years ago
LONDON — British police on Monday named two of the three Islamist extremists who killed seven people and injured 48 others in terrorist attacks in London on Saturday.
Khuram Butt, 27, was a British citizen born in Pakistan. His 30-year-old accomplice Rachid Redouane was of Moroccan-Libyan descent. Both men were from Barking in East London.
Butt, Redouane, and a third unnamed man were shot dead by police as they carried out a knife attack at Borough Market after driving a rented van into pedestrians on London Bridge.
Butt was known to Britain’s MI5 intelligence service and the police, the Independent reported. He was married with two children, including a newborn.
Butt appeared in a 2016 documentary called “The Jihadis Next Door”, in which he was seen praying to a black Islamic flag.
Butt reportedly had jobs with Transport for London and KFC, and was a keen supporter of Arsenal soccer club. He was wearing the team’s jersey during the attacks.
Neighbors told the Guardian that Butt was friendly, polite and a good father. However, others said they had reported him to the police for preaching extremist Islamist views to their children.
Police arrested 12 people in connection with the attacks but all have been released without charge.
Khuram Butt, 27, was a British citizen born in Pakistan. His 30-year-old accomplice Rachid Redouane was of Moroccan-Libyan descent. Both men were from Barking in East London.
Butt, Redouane, and a third unnamed man were shot dead by police as they carried out a knife attack at Borough Market after driving a rented van into pedestrians on London Bridge.
Butt was known to Britain’s MI5 intelligence service and the police, the Independent reported. He was married with two children, including a newborn.
Butt appeared in a 2016 documentary called “The Jihadis Next Door”, in which he was seen praying to a black Islamic flag.
Butt reportedly had jobs with Transport for London and KFC, and was a keen supporter of Arsenal soccer club. He was wearing the team’s jersey during the attacks.
Neighbors told the Guardian that Butt was friendly, polite and a good father. However, others said they had reported him to the police for preaching extremist Islamist views to their children.
Police arrested 12 people in connection with the attacks but all have been released without charge.