Terror ringleader 'tried to hire 7.5 tonne lorry hours before London attack'

Detectives suspect the carnage inflicted could have been even worse if Khuram Butt had not failed to secure the vehicle because his payment did not go through.

Terror ringleader 'tried to hire 7.5 tonne lorry hours before London attack'

The ringleader of the London Bridge terror gang tried to hire a 7.5 tonne lorry hours before the attack, police have revealed.

Detectives suspect the carnage inflicted could have been even worse if Khuram Butt had not failed to secure the vehicle because his payment did not go through.

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