since its release, usman khan had been helped by jack since its release, usman khan had been helped byjacksoner education scheme, learning together, who had organised a computerfor him, together, who had organised a computer for him, which together, who had organised a computerfor him, which because of the conditions of his release did not have an internet connection. a police forensic tent marks the place where usman khan was shot dead by police. but the building where he carried out his attack is just on this side of the bridge. that was where he was attending a conference on prisoner rehabilitation, a conference at which he turned on some of those who had invited him and killed them. this picture was taken just before the attack at the conference in fishmongers' hall where usman khan also stabbed a woman to death. he seriously injured three other people. all are now stable. the attacker then left the building, he ended up on london bridge. he was pursued and detained by members of the public, as well as a british transport police officer who was plain clothes, before armed officers from

he was 28 yea rs old shot dead as usman khan. years old from staffordshire in the midlands here in the uk. now, he is a convicted terrorist. he was jailed backin a convicted terrorist. he was jailed back in 2012 for a plot to bomb the london stock exchange. he was initially given what was called an indeterminate sentence, meaning he could be —— be kept injailfor as long as was deemed necessary, for as long as was deemed necessary, for as long as was deemed necessary, for as long as was deemed he was a threat to the public. but he appealed that and then he was given a jail term of 16 years until he would have to serve half that i'm actually in jail and then could be released on license. it appears that's what happened. he was released in december of last year. now, under license means he should have been closely monitored, they should have been checked with the idea of rehabilitating him, making sure he wasn't a danger to the community. but the police are saying during the night that a clear line of enquiry 110w night that a clear

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usman khan, 28 years old, from staffordshire.iled in 2012 for his part in a plot to bomb the london stock exchange but released on licence last year. ahead of the meeting of the government's emergency committee cobra last night, the prime minister made his feelings clear. i have long argued that it is a mistake to allow serious and violent criminals to come out of prison early. and it is very important that we get out of that habit and that we enforce the appropriate sentences for dangerous criminals, especially for terrorists that i think the public will want to see. it's believed usman khan was attending a conference on prisoner rehabilitation in fishmongers' hall at the northern end of london bridge when he started attacking people. the alarm was raised just before 2:00 yesterday afternoon. he was pursued onto the bridge where he was tackled amid chaotic scenes. police then arrive at 2:03 and fire two shots, fearing khan was wearing an explosives vest. politicians are calling on communities to stand together to reject hatred.

, 28—year—old usman khan from the staffordshire area.ent has held its cobra meeting, an emergency meeting, in downing street, just a short time ago that the home secretary had this to say. have just returned back from the cobra meeting with the prime minister and of course the country will be shocked and saddened by the events of today. it is quite clear that the swift actions of the police, the emergency services and members of the public as well undoubtedly prevented further loss of life. and now we know that the police need their own time and space to pursue the investigation and of course they need to have the support that is required and i would also urge members of the public if they have any information to come forward as well. i think it is particularly ——my particular moment in time, my priority is to support the counterterrorist police and metropolitan police, through this investigation. but this is a stark reminder of the threat that terrorism poses to our communities and country and as home secretary i will do everything in m

officers shot dead usman khan on london bridge. revealed that he was convicted of terrorism offences in 2012 and had been released from prison on licence in december of last year. simonjones has more details. this was an attack that brought terror back to the streets of london. a man and a woman killed before the attacker was shot dead on friday afternoon on london bridge. now, during the night the police have named the man who was shot dead as usman khan. he was 28 years old from staffordshire in the midlands here in the uk. now, he is a convicted terrorist. he was jailed back in 2012 for a plot to bomb the london stock exchange. he was initially given what was called an indeterminate sentence, meaning he could be kept injailfor as long as was deemed necessary, for as long as was deemed he was a threat to the public. but he appealed that and then he was given a jail term of 16 years and told he would have to serve half that time actually in jail and then could be released on license. it appears that's what happened. he was release

a police forensic tent marks the place where usman khan was shot dead by police.he carried out his attack is just on this side of the bridge. that was where he was attending a conference on prisoner rehabilitation. a conference at which he turned on some of those who had invited him and killed him. ——had invited him and killed them. this picture was taken just before the attack at the conference in fishmonger tall where usman khan also stabbed a woman to death. the attacker then left the building and ended up on london bridge. he was pursued and detained by members of the public, as well as a british transport police officer who was in plain clothes, before armed officers from both the city and metropolitan police arrived, confronted the attacker and shot him. the actions of the police and the public are all the more remarkable as we now know the attacker was wearing what looked like a very convincing explosive device. thankfully, we now know that was a hoax device. today, this address where usman khan had recently been living was being intensely searched. but pol

the attacker has been named as usman khan.killed two people and injured three more — they are now recovering in hospital. an address linked to khan is being searched in stafford — he was on licence after being automatically released from prison. i do absolutely accept we have to look long and hard as at the types of sentences we are using for these types of offensives. there are big questions that this case poses, and it's really important for there to be a proper review, to see if lessons can be learned. at london bridge where a large cord and remains in place. witnesses are being urged to come forward with any information that could help the investigation. in other news, millions of commuters will have to pay an average of 2.7% more for rail tickets in the new year. all shirley, yes! and england find themselves behind in new zealand again. we'll bring you an update on all the weekend's sport at 12:30. good afternoon. you're watching bbc news. the queen has paid tribute to those who died in the attacks at london bridge and pr

a police forensic tent marks the place where usman khan was shot dead by police.ing where he carried out his attack is just on the side of the bridge. that was where he was attending a conference on prisoner rehabilitation. a conference at which he turned on some of those who had invited him and killed him. this picture was taken just before the attack at the conference in fishmonger tall where usman khan also stabbed a woman to death. the attacker then left the building and ended up on london bridge. he was pursued and detained by members of the public, as well as a british transport police officer who was in plain clothes, before armed officers from both the city and metropolitan police arrived, confronted the attacker and shot him. the actions of the police and the public are all the more remarkable as we now know the attacker was wearing what looked like a very convincing explosive device. thankfully, we now know that was a hoax device. today, this address where usman khan had recently been living was being intensely searched. but police say at this stage ther

this man, usman khan, 28 yea rs attacker.s man, usman khan, 28 years old, a convicted terrorist out on licence. the attack started at fishmonger‘s hall close to london bridge. usman khan had been invited toa criminal bridge. usman khan had been invited to a criminaljustice event run by cambridge university. mobile phone footage shows what happened next. he is pinned to the ground on the bridge. some of those intervening where prisoners on day release who had been at the same event. including 42—year—old james ford, a convicted murderer who helped to chase the attacker. the knife is then taken off him. police arrived within minutes and shot him dead. a man and woman were killed, three others, a man and two women, were also injured and remain in hospital. this is usman khan speaking to the bbc in 2008 before his conviction. if you ask them do you really know that i am no terrorist? he was originally from stoke—on—trent and was jailed in 2012 for his part in a group plot to bomb the london stock exchange. he was sentenced to an

usman khan, 28 years old, from staffordshire.the meeting of the government's emergency committee cobra last night, the prime minister made his feelings clear. i have long argued that it is a mistake to allow serious and violent criminals to come out of prison early. and it is very important that we get out of that habit and that we enforce the appropriate sentences for dangerous criminals, especially for terrorists that i think the public will want to see. it's believed usman khan was attending a conference on prisoner rehabilitation at fishmongers' hall at the northern end of london bridge when he started attacking people. the alarm was raised just before 2:00 yesterday afternoon. he was pursued onto the bridge where he was tackled amid chaotic scenes. police then arrive at 2:03 and fire two shots, fearing khan was wearing an explosives vest. politicians are calling on communities to stand together to reject hatred. we have to remember that we live in a democratic society and those that would seek to silence us will not succeed.

usman khan, 28 years old from staffordshire.ed in 2012 for his part in a plot to bomb the london stock exchange, but released on licence last year. the prime minister was briefed on the case last night as a meeting of the government's emergency committee cobra. i have long argued that if you make a mistake to allow serious and violent criminals to come out of prison and it is very important that the we get out of that habit and that we enforce the appropriate sentences for dangerous criminals especially for a terrorist that i think the public want to see. especially for a terrorist that i think the public want to seem especially for a terrorist that i think the public want to see. it is believed that usman khan was attending a conference on prisoner rehabilitation at the northern end of the london bridge and fish mongers home and he started attacking people. the alarm was raised just before 2pm. he was preceded onto the bridge where he was tackled amid chaotic scenes. the police arrived at 3:02pm and fire shot thinking he was we

the attacker‘s been named as usman khan.eleased from prison, when he killed two people and injured three more. in sport, manchester city have slipped up in the premier league. a late equaliser was scored for newcastle at st james park. 2— to the final score and liverpool are set to move 11 points clear at the top, beating brighton. lewis hamilton has wrapped up the formula 1 title. he will start the final race of the year on pole position. his team—mate has been put to the back of the great. new zealand are on top in the second test. england closed on 39—2 on day two. i will have a full update around 5:30pm. see them. rail fares will rise by an average of 2.7% injanuary, according to the body that represents the rail industry. it means some commuters will see their season tickets go up by more than £100. the independent watchdog transport focus said a majority of rail users did not feel they were getting value for money. katie prescott has the details. christmas is coming and for commuters on south—western railway that means

this is usman khan speaking to the bbc back in 2008, before his conviction.ow, that these labels that they put on us, terrorist, they will know, i am no terrorist. he was originally from stoke—on—trent, he was jailed in 2012 for his part in a group plot to bomb the london stock exchange. 00:00:43,031 --> 2147483051:37:06,230 he was sentenced to an indeterminate 2147483051:37:06,230 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 detention for public protection, well, a little earlier i spoke to katharine da costa who gave an update from the scene of the attack. 24—hour is on from that attack and the core didn't remains in place. you might be able to see over my shoulder some flowers have been left on the scene for the man and woman who sadly lost lives. as you say, the prime minister was joined who sadly lost lives. as you say, the prime minister wasjoined by the home secretary, the home head of the city london police and the head of the metropolitan lease, or attended, visited the crime scene. they have been speaking to reporters, considered deck so that the focus is very much on

it's emerged that usman khan had been released on licence for his involvement in planning terror attacksd in other news, millions of commuters will have to pay an average of 2.7% more, for rail tickets in the new year. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are uk correspondent for france 2a and the president of the foreign press association, benedicte paviot and i'm alsojoined by new european columnist & playwright bonnie greer. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in and almost all focus on the london bridge attack. the observer leads on borisjohnson announcing that those convicted of the most serious terror offences should never be released from prison. the telegraph says the prime minister will order a review of dozens of violent terrorists released from prison in recent years. the sunday times has a picture of jack merritt there on holiday one month ago with his girlfriend and the headline of boris vowing to lock terrorists up and throw away the key. the sunday mirror has an exclusive picture of usman khan buying fast food

what more are we learning about usman khan? there are so many questions why he was released from jail, was he being monitored. what can you tell us? >> reporter: yeah, michael he was 19 when he was first arrested that was back in 2010 as part of an investigation into a fairly complex plot to bomb the london stock exchange. it was a big investigation. police were monitoring this group for some time. around 1,000 officers or so were involved. and at the point they decided that the risk to the public was too great they moved in to break up the group. his charges specifically related to planning and financing, his goal was to set up a training camp in kashmir on family-owned property. he was convicted in 2012. his sentence was set at 16 years, he served half that time, minus the time he'd already spent in police custody and released on license, as it's known here, essentially a form of probation which allows criminals to serve out the second half of their custodial sentence essentially at home underclothes restrictions with tight r

it is important to say the full detail of the usman khan case are not fully known but something of aolitical row has broken out. senior labourfigure political row has broken out. senior labour figure yvette cooper has said that the coalition government had been warned about scrapping a regime of indeterminate sentences. the conservative home secretary priti patel hit back saying it was a labour government that had extended the system of automatic release. politics may not be the focus today but questions will inevitably be asked about how any failings in the system asked about how any failings in the syste m ca m e asked about how any failings in the system came about. jessica parker, many thanks. daniel sandford is here. people will be watching this and asking how could khan have been given early release from prison? the answer in his case is actually quite straightforward, he was originally given a sentence of

the attacker‘s been named as usman khan, out on licence after being automatically released from prison of automatic early release, where you cut a sentence in half and let really serious, violent offenders out early simply isn't working and i think you've had some very good evidence of how that is not working, i'm afraid, with this case. the queen hails the bravery of passers—by yesterday, who restrained the attacker before he was shot dead by police. when we are all kicking and holding him to the ground, the guy was just constantly screaming, "get off me, get off me.

the terror suspect shot dead on london bridge has been named as 28—year—old usman khan, who was convicted2012 for terrorism offences and released from prison in december 2018. police are searching a property in staffordshire in central england, but say they are "not actively seeking anyone else". the victims who were killed were a man and woman. three other injured people remain in hospital — one patient is in a critical but stable condition. borisjohnson has described the deaths as "heartbreaking". the prime minister has said there will be an "enhanced" police presence on the streets of london. anti—government protesters in the iraqi capital, baghdad, have been celebrating the prime minister's announcement that he intends to resign. adel abdul—mahdi said he'd step down a day after the security forces killed dozens of demonstrators in various cities — including najaf and nassariya. the energy supplier is to cut up to 4.5 thousand jobs in the uk as part of restructuring plans to make the firm more profitable. three call centres could be closed. our economics correspondent has more details.

the attacker has been named as usman khan — he killed two people and injured three more.ched in stafford — he was on license after being automatically released from prison. ido i do absolutely except we have to look long and hard as i types of sentences we are using for these types of

the attacker‘s been named as usman khan.icense after being automatically released from prison when he killed two people and injured three more. the practice of automatic early release where you cut a sentence in half and let serious, violent offenders out early simply isn't working, and you've had some very good evidence of how that isn't working, i'm afraid, with this case. the queen hails the bravery of passers—by yesterday, who restrained the attacker before he was shot dead by police. when we were all holding him to the ground, the guy wasjust constantly screaming, get off me, get off me. but we wanted to make sure he is never going to do this again, he's not going to harm another single human being. more on that story at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, judith moritz looks back at the history of the hillsborough disaster. 96 football fans were unlawfully killed at hillsborough stadium. but after 30 years, a jury's decided the man in charge on that april day in 1989 is not criminally responsible for their deaths. we

as 28—year—old usman khan, who was convicted in 2012 for terrorism offences and released from prisondecember 2018. police are searching a property in staffordshire in central england, but say they are "not actively seeking anyone else". the victims who were killed were a man and woman. three other injured people remain in hospital — one patient is in a critical but stable condition. borisjohnson has described the deaths as "heartbreaking". the prime minister has said there will be an "enhanced" police presence on the streets of london. anti—government protesters in the iraqi capital, baghdad, have been celebrating the prime minister's announcement that he intends to resign. adel abdul mahdi said he'd step down a day after the security forces killed dozens of demonstrators in various cities — including najaf and nassariya. the energy supplier, npower, is to cut to up to a500 jobs in the uk, as part of restructuring plans to make it more profitable. three call centres, in sunderland, hull and worcester could be closed. our economics correspondent, andy verity has more details. sunderla

as 28—year—old usman khan, who was convicted in 2012 for terrorism offences and released from prisondecember 2018. police are searching a property in staffordshire in central england, but say they are "not actively seeking anyone else". the victims who were killed were a man and woman. three other injured people remain in hospital — one patient is in a critical but stable condition. borisjohnson has described the deaths as "heartbreaking". the prime minister has said there will be an "enhanced" police presence on the streets of london. anti—government protesters in the iraqi capital baghdad have been celebrating the prime minister's announcement that he intends to resign. adel abdul—mahdi said he'd step down a day after the security forces killed dozens of demonstrators in various cities, including najaf and nassariya. the energy supplier npower is to cut to up to 4,500 jobs in the uk, as part of restructuring plans to make it more profitable. three call centres, in sunderland, hull and worcester, could be closed. unions have called it a "cruel blow" for the compa ny‘s workers in the

the headlines: the terror suspect shot dead on london bridge has been named as 28—year—old usman khano was convicted in 2012 for terrorism offences and released from prison in december 2018. police are searching a property in staffordshire in central england, but say they are "not actively seeking anyone else". the victims who were killed were a man and woman. three other injured people remain in hospital — one patient is in a critical but stable condition. borisjohnson has described the deaths as "heartbreaking". the prime minister has said there will be an "enhanced" police presence on the streets of london. police are hunting a male suspect after several people were wounded in a stabbing in a shopping street in the hague. the incident happened at the hudson's bay store in the city's grote market which is the main market square area of the hague. now on bbc news — click. this week, long jump ‘s, a soft landing, a high five, this week, long jump ‘s, a soft landing, a highfive, and squeaky toys. december three marks the un international day of persons with disabilities. and each year

the attacker‘s been named as usman khan, he was on license after being automatically released from prison he killed two people and injured three more. the practice of automatic early release, where you cut a sentence in half and let really serious, violent offenders out early simply isn't working, and i think you've had some very good evidence of how that is not working, i'm afraid, with this case. the queen hails the bravery of passers—by yesterday, who restrained the attacker before he was shot dead by police. when we were all holding him to the ground, the guy wasjust constantly screaming, get off me, get off me. but we wanted to make sure he is never going to do this again, he's not going to harm another single person. in other news, millions of commuters will have to pay an average of 2.7% more for rail tickets in the new year. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week — long jumps, a soft landing, high fives... high five — a blind girl high five! ..and squeaky toys. december 3 marks the un international day of persons with disabilities. and each year on click we use the occasi

it's emerged that usman khan had been released on licence for his involvement in planning terror attacks other news, millions of commuters will have to pay an average of 2.7 percent more, for rail tickets in the new year. and england will face croatia in their opening game for euro 2020, on ilijune. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. and england's cricketers are up against it in new zealand — the kiwis are on top in the second test . also coming up in the programme... a winning start under wayne his wales side beat a familiarface, in charge of the barbarians in cardiff. and we hear the remarkable story of the olympic rowing champion.... fighting back after being left paralysed following a stroke hello and welcome to sportsday. hello and welcome to the programme... all the day's premier league to come but first we now know the draw for next summer's european championship. england and wales, might be feeling pleased with how it's gone for them, in their euro 2020 groups. the draw was made in romania earlier — and we have a classic group of death to look forward to. let's head to buch

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bbc news, the headlines: the terror suspect shot dead on london bridge has been named as 28—year—old usmann, who was convicted in 2012 for terrorism offences and released from prison in december 2018. police are searching a property in staffordshire in central england, but say they are "not actively seeking anyone else". the victims who were killed were a man and woman. three other injured people remain in hospital — one patient is in a critical but stable condition. borisjohnson has described the deaths as "heartbreaking". the prime minister has said there will be an "enhanced" police presence on the streets of london. anti—government protesters in the iraqi capital, baghdad, have been celebrating the prime minister's announcement that he intends to resign. adel abdul—mahdi said he'd step down a day after the security forces killed dozens of demonstrators in various cities — including najaf and nassariya. now on bbc news, click. navigating the world feels like a huge challenge. i lost my sight seven years ago. navigating the world can feel like a huge challenge, even with my gorgeous guid

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i'm called usman welcome to the program bolivia's former president evo morales is in mexico tonight after accepting an offer of asylum after landing murali said he feared for his life and that is the parcher from office amounted to a coup or all a step down 2 days ago amid weeks of protests and pressure from the army over allegations of fraud in the election that secured him a 4th term now it's unclear who was in charge back home in bolivia. a president on the run his flight ends here at mexico city airport the pressure on his eventually became so great that he no longer felt safe in his homeland believe via some latin american countries led by leftist governments continue to support him. and for government of the people of bolivia are great true but the president of mexico has served my life. would you go without. despite morales's departure leave your remains in turmoil the violent unrest continues. the images circulating the internet allegedly show mobs in the past chanting civil war now it was true i think the former president's critics accuse morales his supporters of arson and attac

our top stories: the terror suspect shot dead on london bridge is named as 28—year—old usman khan.e killed were a man and a woman. three others, injured in the attack, remain in hospital. growing pressure on malta‘s prime ministerjoseph muscat to resign — as police investigate the murder of a journalist. anti—government protesters in iraq celebrate as the prime minister announces he intends to quit. and rediscovered: a 42—page manuscript written by queen elizabeth i.

. >> usman khan and his previous terror events, he is pakistani by origin and was 19 when he was arrested with eight others for a plot to bomb london's stock exchange. this was back in 2010. his original sentence was reduced partly because he pled guilty. khan was released in prison in 2018 on license, which is a form of strict parole to serve out the second half of his sentence from home. with us now from london is terrorism expert sargin gomel. always good to see you, sir. the interesting thing here, police were on the scene so very quickly, but the whole incident does speak to the effectiveness of these low tech attacks, if you like, easy to perpetrate, difficult to deal with. >> unfortunately, michael, it is very easy for an individual to take hold of a knife and then stab his way through a busy commuter section of london. we have seen this now on multiple occasions. if he is connected to isis, they have been encouraging this. this has similarities to the previous london bridge attack some 2 1/2 years ago. >> yeah. and wearing a fake suicide vest, too. the only reason you would imagin

meanwhile, we're learning more about that suspect. 28-year-old usman khan. he was previously convicted on terror charges and released from prison last year after serving less than half his sentence. phil black has more. what more are you learning about these bystanders? >> here in london today, there is tremendous anger felt towards the attacker, sorrow for those harm and killed, but also a great deal of gratitude and admiration of those who stepped in so quickly and without much concern for themselves and stopped him from harming other people. particular tholy those two, who improvised, grabbed what they could then used them effectively as weapons to slow down this man's assault. you mentioned the fire extinguisher. that was blasted in his face to slow down and confuse him then someone else grabbed what you could describe as an unusual weapon. the tusk of a small arctic whale. it was hanging on a wall inside the building where this started. that was then used to prod and drive the man into a position, to corner him against a wall when more people raced in f

now, usman khan served six years in prison for planning to bomb the london stock exchange, a sentenced on appeal. police say he had abided with his terms of probation, and he was brought to that conference on london under those conditions. so many are now questioning with why khan was freed so early and why he was free to do, to take part in this attack. visiting the scene of the attack today, british prime minister boris johnson said it was a mistake to allow violent criminals out of prison so early. >> it does not make sense for us as a society putting terrorist, people convicted of terror to offenses or serious violent offenses out on early release. we argue that people should serve, terrorists serve the term for which they're sentenced. >> reporter: police are now searching khan's home as part of their extensive investigation. they want to determine how this convicted terrorist was allowed to strike so easily in the heart of london. so all of that area where the attack happened around london bridge is still closed off while police gather evidence, but they have today praised those

attack that left two people dead and three more injured near london bridge yesterday. 28-year-old usman khan was shot dead by officers on the bridge after being identified as the attacker. investigators say the suspect was in prison for six years after being convicted this 2012 for his part in an al qaeda uninspired plot to blow up the london stock exchange. >>> ilhan omar has been banned from twitter. the reason, she accused a minnesota congresswoman of treason and wrote that omar should be handing. a twitter spokesperson confirmed republican danielle stella has been banned but didn't specify why. stella defended herself claiming she did not threaten omar. more "politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton after the break. an average of 67 cents stays local. today is small business saturday by american express. shop small and watch it add up. ♪the beat goes onp for heart failure look like? it looks like emily cooking dinner for ten. ♪the beat goes on it looks like jonathan on a date with his wife. ♪la-di-la-di-di entresto is a heart failure medicine that helps your heart, so you can keep

usman khan was tackled yesterday by members of the public, shot dead by officers on the bridge afterning investigators say the 28-year-old had a previous terror conviction and served jail time for his role in a plot to bomb the city's stock exchange and other major sites including the u.s. embassy. khan was in prison for six years in that case but was released last year. nbc news correspondent erin mclaughlin is in london with the latest. >> some serious questions are being asked here in london tonight, specifically what the suspect was doing out of prison. he's identified as 28-year-old usman khan, he was convicted in 2012 of plotting terror attacks on the u.s. embassy here in london as well as the london stock exchange at the time a judge explicitly warning authorities not to let him out, called early license in this country. never theless it's exactly what happened. he was released and electronically tagged. >> i have long said that this system simply isn't working. it does not make sense for us as a society to be putting terrorists, people who have committed terrorist offenses, s

identified as 28-year-old usman khan.n 2012 of plotting terror attacks on the u.s. embassy here in london, as well as the london stock exchange. at the time, a judge explicitly warning authorities not to let him out on what's called early license in this country. nevertheless, it's exactly what happened. he was released and electronically tagged. today, british prime minister saying the episode is symptomatic of a broken system. >> i have long said that this system simply isn't working. it does not make sense for us as a society to be putting terrorist people who commit terrorist offenses, serious, violent offenses out on early release. >> well, there could be political implications for prime minister johnson. keep in mind the general election is 13 days away. and there's serious questions about the government's decision to lower the threat level here in the uk in the weeks prior to the attack. erin mclaughlin. nbc news london. >> erin, thank you so much for that. all righty. coming up, we take a deeper look at rudy giuli

the suspect's name is usman khan, a 28-year-old convicted terrorist who was only released from prison last year. this morning, london reeling from a terror attack in the heart of the city, but celebrating the heroes who brought the suspect down. at around 2:00 p.m. police were called to reports of multiple stabbings but the daily mail capturing passersby one with a fire extinguisher had already intercepted the knife-wielding man. watch them wrestling him to the ground. wearing a suicide vest later described as fake. one stepping in describing the ordeal to itv news. >> he was wielding two knife, one was duct taped to his hand. i stamped as hard as i could on his wrist to release the knife. >> reporter: another man seizing his knife and slowly backing away. a police officer on the scene putting people off and moving back. they open fire shooting him dead. >> out of the way, please. >> out of the way. >> go that way. >> reporter: when terror struck, hundreds fled. you can see emergency services have rushed to the area now. people have been cleared. there's a lot of panic. helicopters in

identified by authorities as 28-year-old usman khan.here are serious questions about the handling of this case. the fact that he's a convicted terrorist on early release being electronically tagged. the fact he was able to carry out this so-called lone wolf attack raises a whole host of questions about the handling of his case, the handling of convicted terrorists and the possibility that there could be others like him out there. >> and, erin, all of this is happening as a big election is expected on december 12th. what impact has it had on that race right now? >> reporter: yeah. a general election is 13 days away and it's possible that things could get political for the british prime minister, boris johnson which is perhaps one of the reasons why he was at the scene of the attack today. sort of getting ahead of the fallout. given the way the case was handled. the fact that khan was convicted in 2012 of plotting to bomb the embassy of the united states here in london as well as the london stock exchange. sentenced to jail at the time a

police say the man was 28-year-old usman chan from the english midlands who just served six years in jail, for islamist terrorism. he had been wearing an electronic tag since his release last year. police say he had been at a conference, on prisoner rehabilitation when he began his rampage and they believe he acted alone. lester bill neely in london richard engel is also in london. richard, these bear the hallmarks of isis inspired attacks we have seen in the past, the knive, the european cities, the fake suicide bomb, and why now and could this be the start of something. >> reporter: lester, it could be the start of something and they do bear all of the isis hallmarks and for ars n europe there have been isis supporters in and out of prison and many of them want to avenge the death u bakr al baghdadi, i long ago he was hunted down by u.s. commandos in syria and his body dumped in the ocean and president trump saying how he was crying and died likes not tt isis wants to present. it wants to show that it remains strong, and this period, the holiday season, is always a time when isis t

police have identified the attacker as usman kahn. kahn was convicted in 2012 as parts of a team that wanted to bomb the london stock exchange. uk officials are now facing questions of how kahn won early release from prison last year, which allowed him to attack again. >> i think the practice of okay tick early release -- automatic early release where you let serious, violent offenders out early isn't working, and i think you've had some very good evidence of how that isn't working, i'm afraid, with this case. >> and when the uk prime minister boris johnson visited the site of friday's stopgapings, he vowed to toughen up sentences. >>> now a tragic discovery in arizona. two children missing after floodwaters swept away their car. they have been found dead. rescue teams are still looking for a third child, the children were passengers in a car that was attempting to cross a creek near the border with new mexico when the floodwaters became too much. two adults and four other children who were also in the car were able to get out safely.

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he's been named by the police as 28—year—old usman khan, who was released from prison on licence last