Police Name Two of The Three London Bridge Attackers

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Two of the three men who carried out Saturday night’s terror attack in London have been named by police.

The first, Pakistan-born Khuram Butt, 27, of Barking, London, had been known to police and MI5 but there had not been any intelligence about an attack.

The other attacker was Rachid Redouane, 30, from Barking, who police said had claimed to be Moroccan-Libyan. The attackers were shot dead by police.

All 12 people arrested after the attack have now been released without charge.

BBC News had earlier reported that seven women and five men were arrested in Barking on Sunday following the attack in which seven people were killed and 48 injured,

The attackers drove a hired van into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing people in the area around Borough Market.

A vigil was held at Potters Field Park near London Bridge on Monday evening to remember the victims.

NHS England said 36 people remained in hospital, with 18 in a critical condition.

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