ISIS claims responsibility for London Bridge attack involving Pak-linked attacker

ISIS claimed responsibility for stabbing ramp on London Bridge, that killed two and injured three seriously. Through ir media ncy Amaq on December 1, terror organisation told that 28-year-old Usman Khan attacked ir behalf. " person who carried out London attack… was a fighter from Islamic State, and did so in response to calls to target citizens of coalition countries," ISIS said. However, London Police reportedly believed that he acted alone. British national Usman Khan, native from Pakistan was shot and killed by British armed security. 

Usman Khan, who was wearing a fake suicide vest on London Bridge, has previously served jail-term in 2012 for his role in an Al Qaeda inspired attack, where he was responsible for plotting to blast London Stock Exchange. terrorist was released from prison in 2018 on license and was wearing an electronic tag since he pretended to be a reformed jihist. 

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Usman Khan's Pakistan links 

After being tagged as a "serious jihist" by UK Courts, Usman Khan h traveled to Pakistan, where he reportedly trained in FATA area. He lived with his ailing mor in Pakistan. After his return to UK, Usman Khan engd in preaching extremism through social media. 

Usman Khan’s details were shared with all policing ncies after London Police found out that he h traveled to Pakistan and was ricalised in tribal areas. ncies were informed that cell h plans to establish and operate a terrorist military training mrassa in Pakistan. cell h plans of operating in Kashmir. Usman Khan’s family h land in Kashmir where a mosque was alrey operating. y h plans to establish and recruit for a terrorist military training facility under cover of a mrassa.

British PM Boris Johnson, who visited scene at London Bridge on Saturday claimed that he h "long argued" that it was "mistake to allow serious and violent criminals to come out of prison early." "It’s absolutely clear that we can’t carry on with failed approaches of past. We simply cant risk being in same situation for next five years where parliament cant do what’s needed. We need a government that can act," he ded, blaming his predecessors --resa May and David Cameron. 

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