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London Attacker Had Been Convicted on Terrorism Charges

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   British security officials said police are not looking for any more
   suspects in the stabbing attack in London Friday that killed two people
   and left three victims in the hospital.

   London police were called to Fishmongers' Hall, at the north end of
   London Bridge, in the early afternoon where Cambridge University was
   holding a symposium on prisoner rehabilitation entitled "Learning
   Together."

   The BBC reports that the suspect, 28-year-old Usman Khan, who had been
   convicted in 2012 on terrorism offenses and was released on probation
   in December 2018, attended the event and began his blitz inside the
   building before moving onto London Bridge, where he was confronted and
   killed after stabbing several people.

   Police say the knife-welding Khan was wearing a fake suicide device
   when he began his attack.

   A number of civilians apparently fought Khan, tackling him and
   snatching the knife away from him.

   Amateur video posted on Twitter shows police converging on the London
   Bridge struggle and an individual being dragged off by police. Police
   then shot Khan dead at close range.

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