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From the Liveblog of Thursday, March 23, 2017

London attacker born in Britain, previously investigated

23 March 2017, 2:02 pm

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The man who mowed down pedestrians on a London bridge and fatally stabbed a police officer on Parliament’s grounds was born in Britain and was known to intelligence services, the UK prime minister says.

Theresa May, who didn’t disclose the man’s name, says that he was once investigated for extremism links, but was considered a peripheral figure.

British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks outside 10 Downing Street in central London on March 22, 2017, following the terror incident at the Houses of Parliament. (AFP Photo/Pool/Richard Pohle)

The revelation came moments after Parliament held a minute of silence and reconvened less than 24 hours after Wednesday’s brutal attack, which killed three victims and forced a lockdown of British government’s seat of power.

— AP

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