The man suspected of carrying out a deadly terror attack near the London Bridge spent years in prison for plotting other attacks in the U.K., British counterterrorism officials told ABC News.
Usman Khan, 28, was imprisoned from 2012 to 2018 for planning attacks, including one aimed at the London Stock Exchange in 2010, the officials said.Khan is believed to be the only suspect in the stabbing Friday afternoon that left two people dead and three others injured.The British counterterrorism officials also told ABC News that he had links to Pakistan’s tribal areas and planned to run training camps there in an attempt to recruit others.
Police believe the attack began inside Fishmonger’s Hall at an event and then continued onto the London Bridge. London Mayor Sadiq Khan told reporters that police and counterterrorism experts believe the attack is an isolated incident.
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