Police investigating the deadliest London terror attack in 12 years have 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 revealed the perpetrator was British born and once linked to violent extremism, in a statement to Parliament a day after it was locked down when the assailant breached its perimeter.
May said the attacker -- whose rampage claimed three lives and injured 40 -- had been investigated by security services but was regarded as a "peripheral figure." Authorities did not know he was about to mount an assault, she said.
A tweet from the news agency Amaq said the attacker was a soldier of ISIS inspired by its message. However, the agency provided no evidence for any direct links to the assailant. The attacker was shot dead by armed officers.
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