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Third London attacker identified

| | Jun 07, 2017, at 02:05 am
London, June 6 (IBNS): The third attacker involved in the recent attacks in London city has been identified as Youssef Zaghba, the police confirmed on Tuesday.

"While formal identification is yet to take place, detectives believe he is 22-year-old Youssef Zaghba, from east London. The deceased's family have been informed," Metropolitan Police reported statement.

The police said: "He is believed to be an Italian national of Moroccan descent. He was not a police or MI5 subject of interest."

All three men involved in the attack were confronted and shot dead by armed officers within eight minutes of the first call.

The other two were named yesterday (Monday, 5 June) by detectives as Khuram Shazad Butt, 27, from Barking, was a British citizen who was born in Pakistan; and Rachid Redouane, 30.

He is claimed to be a Moroccan and Libyan national.

Meanwhile, 12 people arrested after the incident as part of the investigation have now been released without charge.

The terror attack which hit London on Saturday claimed seven lives.

Image: Metropolitan Police website
 

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