Khuram Shazad Butt, 27, a British citizen born in Pakistan along with Rachid Redouane, 30, who had claimed to be Moroccan and Libyan and one other assailant rammed a rented van into pedestrians on London Bridge. These three men armed with knives went on a stabbing rampage in nearby Borough Market. Seven people were killed and 48 injured. Eighteen people remain in critical condition in London hospitals.
The Islamic State, or ISIS, said it was responsible for the vehicle and knife assault, but that claim has not been substantiated. Other attacks have been committed without direct ISIS involvement by terrorists who are sympathizers of the radical group.
Butt and Redouane were said to have been living in Barking, in east London. Police arrested 12 people soon after the attack, but they were all released without charges, London police said late Monday.
Police said they are still working to uncover more information about the men, including any places they may have frequented, whether they had any connections to extremist networks or were supported by anyone else, and what their movements were in the days and hours before the attack.
The Islamic State, or ISIS, said it was responsible for the vehicle and knife assault, but that claim has not been substantiated. Other attacks have been committed without direct ISIS involvement by terrorists who are sympathizers of the radical group.
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