The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack through its Aamaq news agency and called the assailant a “soldier of the Islamic State.” The claim couldn’t immediately be verified.
May said authorities know the identity of the attacker, who was shot dead by police. She said the man had been investigated by MI5, the domestic security agency, “some years ago” regarding concerns about violent extremism. “He was a peripheral figure. The case is historic — he was not part of the current intelligence picture,” she said, adding that there was “no prior intelligence of his intent or of the plot.”
She said the suspect is assumed to have been inspired by Islamist ideology.
Police revise #London attack death toll to 4: Aysha Frade, 43, teacher, mom; man in 50s; officer Keith Palmer, 48, husband/father; attacker pic.twitter.com/YEPh53Sn9b
— Corrina Pysa (@CorrinaPysa) March 23, 2017
May’s comments, her first in Parliament since Wednesday’s attack, came as British police made multiple arrests Thursday in connection with the incident. Eight people were detained in raids on various addresses in London and Birmingham, central England. Investigators think the attacker acted alone.
The prime minister said that the best response to the attack was “millions of acts of normality.”
The “man in his 50s” was an American from Utah.
According to the Muzzy Mayor of London,”This is just life in the big city. Get use to it.”
They still haven’t given us this muzzfuck’s name. Sticking with my educated guess right after the attack.
It’s Muhammad.
Sorry. FBN just reported his name as Khalid something or other.
Not that it matters. I was in the vicinity.
Khalid Masood. Obviously an Irishman.
Cue the “all Muslims aren’t bad” lectures
According to Mark Steyn just now on Rush, I missed my Muhammad guess by one day. The Belgium attempt today was by Muhammad. I’ll try to do better in the future.
If there is a future.
Map of potential “lone wolves” in UK: http://mosques.muslimsinbritain.org/maps.php#/town/Birmingham