London terror attacker named as Khalid Masood

March 23, 2017

The man who murdered three people before he was shot dead by police in London yesterday has been named as Khalid Masood. It has been confirmed that Masood, 52, was born in Kent and more recently lived in the West Midlands.

He had convictions for assaults including GBH, public order offences, and possession of offensive weapons. Masood was also known by a number of different aliases.

In a statement, Scotland Yard said that Masood was not the subject of any current investigations and there was no prior intelligence about his intent to mount a terrorist attack.