Fears London attacker used Ireland to gain access to UK

These are the faces of two of the three terrorists who carried out the London Bridge attacks — one of whom had lived in Ireland.

Fears London attacker used Ireland to gain access to UK

Scotland Yard last night confirmed that Khuram Shazad Butt and Rachid Redouane were two of the three men who carried out the attack which left seven people dead.

Redouane, who was 30 and claimed both Moroccan and Libyan descent, was found by police who searched his body to be carrying an identity card issued by immigration authorities which gave an address in Rathmines, Dublin, as his place of residence. He also used the name Rachid Elkhdar, claiming to be six years younger.

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