- Title: Police release photo of Westminster attacker Khalid Masood
- Date: 24th March 2017
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MARCH 22, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF POLICE, EMERGENCY STAFF ATTENDING TO POLICEMAN WHO WAS ATTACKED (FRONT), MASOOD (BACK) SEEN FROM PARLIAMENT WINDOW CLOSE ON MASOOD ON GROUND, POLICE, PARAMEDICS STANDING NEARBY
- Embargoed: 7th April 2017 16:51
- Keywords: parliament Khalid Masood Carmarthen England Wales UK Westminster attack suspect London ambulance
- Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM / CARMARTHEN, WALES / UNKNOWN LOCATION
- City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM / CARMARTHEN, WALES / UNKNOWN LOCATION
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,International/National Security
- Reuters ID: LVA00469BM1JB
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: London police released on Friday (March 24) an undated mugshot of Khalid Masood, the man who killed at least four people in Britain's deadliest attack since the 2005 London bombings.
Before Wednesday's (March 22) attack, Masood was considered by intelligence officers to be a criminal who posed little serious threat.
A British-born convert to Islam, Masood had shown up on the periphery of previous terrorism investigations that brought him to the attention of Britain's MI5 spy agency.
But the 52-year-old was not under investigation when he sped across Westminster Bridge on Wednesday, ploughing down pedestrians with a hired car before running into the parliamentary grounds and fatally stabbing an unarmed policeman.
He was shot dead by police.
Although some of those he was involved with included people suspected of being keen to travel to join jihadi groups overseas, Masood "himself never did so", said a U.S. government source, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity.
Islamic State claimed responsibility for Masood's attack, although it was unclear what links - if any - he had with the militant group. Police said there had been no prior intelligence about his intent to mount an attack. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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