London attacker could prompt recriminalisations via SABCNewsOnline
Flowers are laid down for the victims at the scene of a stabbing on London Bridge, in which two people were killed, in London.before police shot him dead had been released from prison after a previous conviction for terrorism offences, prompting recriminations ahead of an election.
Khan, whose family is from Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, was convicted in 2012 for his part in an al-Qaeda-inspired plot to blow up the London Stock Exchange. He was released in December 2018 subject to conditions. Britain’s opposition Labour Party, which trails the ruling Conservatives in opinion polls, criticised the government’s record on crime on Saturday as police continued their investigation.
Islamic State said its fighters were responsible for that attack, but the British authorities have cast doubt on those claims. The 2017 attack focused attention on cuts to policing since the governing Conservatives took power in 2010.
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