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At Least One London Assailant Was on Police Radar, Exposing Gaps - The New York Times

posted onJune 6, 2017
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LONDON — Britain on Monday identified two of the three suspects in the weekend’s terrorist assault in London, including one who not only was well-known to the police but had a cameo in a television documentary on homegrown violent jihadists. The identifications immediately suggested that the police and intelligence services had missed a series of red flags in failing to stop the attack, which left seven people dead and dozens wounded in a nation still grappling with th

Can Britain Really Do Much More to Tighten Security? - The New York Times

posted onJune 6, 2017
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LONDON — British police and security services already have some of the most powerful surveillance laws in the world, with weak judicial oversight and little criticism on privacy issues from a public that generally trusts its government and Civil Service. Surveillance cameras are everywhere, especially in cities, and there are relatively few restrictions on the mass collection of telephone and internet data by the government. All of which raises the uncomfortable question of what more can be done to prevent the kind of terrorist attack that killed seven people in central London over the weekend

The London Attack Victims: What We Know - The New York Times

posted onJune 6, 2017
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LONDON — Here is what we know so far about the seven people killed in an attack in London on Saturday night, when three men drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing several people in nearby Borough Market. Six of the victims have not been publicly identified: The British government does not release the names of the dead until the post-mortems are co

‘I Trusted Him’: London Attacker Was Friendly With Neighbors - The New York Times

posted onJune 6, 2017
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LONDON — Everyone called him “Abs.” He gave out Halloween candy to children and taught them how to play Ping-Pong. He invited his neighbors to a barbecue. But Khurum Shazad Butt was not the typical resident of the East London neighborhood of Barking. He dressed in the religious gown of a conservative Muslim — with a tracksuit and sneakers underneath.