Published 19:56 IST, November 1st 2019
Pak-origin terror ringleader should have been monitored: UK Coroner
The Pak-origin terrorist who was the ringleader behind the 2017 London Bridge attack should have remained under surveillance, the chief coroner of England said
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The Pakistani-origin terrorist who was the ringleader behind the 2017 London Bridge attack in the UK should have remained under surveillance by the intelligence services, the chief coroner of England and Wales has concluded in a report on Friday.
Khuram Butt was one of the three men who killed eight people and injured 48 in their marauding van and knife attack near London Bridge before being shot by counter-terrorism officers.
In the months before the June 3, 2017 terror attack, it emerged that Butt had been under investigation, but that was suspended twice because MI5 needed to divert experienced staff to other operations.
Updated 20:43 IST, November 1st 2019