LONDON, Nov 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – London Bridge knife attacker was a recently released terrorist prisoner and had connections to terror groups, media reports said.
The suspect was known to the British police and is believed to have been wearing a tag, said the reports.
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) declared a “terrorist incident” in the wake of the attack.
The man, suspected of being behind a stabbing attack, has been shot dead by police on London Bridge, in the centre of the British capital, on Friday afternoon.
The MPS said, the suspect is believed to have been wearing a “hoax explosive device.”
Two members of the public were killed and three others in hospital after the attacker went on a stabbing rampage.
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, said, there will be an “enhanced police presence on the streets” following the attack.
London Bridge was the scene of another attack on Jun 3, 2017, in which eight people were killed and many more injured.– NNN-XINHUA