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Monday, June 5, 2017
Police name two London attackers as Khuram Butt and Rachid Redouane
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleBritish police name two of the three suspected London Bridge terrorists as Khuram Shazad Butt and Rachid Redouane.
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— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) June 5, 2017
A statement from the Metropolitan Police says both Butt and Redouane were from the east London suburb of Barking.
Butt, 27, was a British citizen who was born in Pakistan. Redouane, 30, had claimed to be Moroccan and Libyan. He also used the name Rachid Elkhdar, and sometimes claimed to be 25.
Police say the investigation to confirm the identity of their accomplice is ongoing.
All three terrorists were shot dead by police as they carried out the car-ramming and stabbing attack Saturday night.
The Times of Israel Community.