The perpetrator of the deadliest London terror attack in 12 years has been identified as a 52-year-old British man, Khalid Masood, police said.
"Masood was not the subject of any current investigations and there was no prior intelligence about his intent to mount a terrorist attack," a Metropolitan Police statement said.
Masood, who was born in Kent and is thought to have been living in the West Midlands, had previous convictions for violence.
Police arrested eight people in raids around Britain, as an ISIS-affiliated news agency claimed that the extremist group was behind the outrage.
Prime Minister Theresa May earlier revealed that Masood was once linked to violent extremism. Her statement to Parliament came a day after it was locked down as the knife-wielding assailant breached its perimeter.
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