London attack: Woman dies in Westminster 'terror' incident

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Quote:London attack: May says attacker was British-born, known to intelligence



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LONDON — The suspect in the terror attack near Parliament who killed a police officer and two civilians and injured dozens more was British-born and known to security officers, Prime Minister Theresa May said Thursday.


The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack through its Aamaq news agency and called the assailant a "soldier of the Islamic State." The claim couldn't immediately be verified.


May said authorities know the identity of the attacker, who was shot dead by police. She said the man had been investigated by MI5, the domestic security agency, "some years ago" regarding concerns about violent extremism. "He was a peripheral figure. The case is historic — he was not part of the current intelligence picture," she said, adding that there was "no prior intelligence of his intent or of the plot."


She said the suspect is assumed to have been inspired by Islamist ideology.