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| London attack: questions over what police knew about Khuram Butt and Rachid Redouane – live | London attack: questions over what police knew about Khuram Butt and Rachid Redouane – live |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 6.40am BST | |
| 06:40 | |
| Peter Walker | |
| The London Bridge attack has put issues of security and counter-terrorism at the top of some voters’ election concerns, according to focus group work carried out for the Guardian, although the issue does not seem to be favouring either major party. | |
| Comments from undecided voters in six key constituencies following the attack which killed seven people on Saturday night are notably different to those after the Manchester bombing, according to BritainThinks, which has been carrying out the work with the Guardian. | |
| Tom Clarkson, the associate director of BritainThinks, said a number of those asked on Sunday what the most important issues would be affecting their vote pointed to security: | |
| While the Manchester Arena attack prompted an outpouring of shock and disgust among the swing voters participating in the research, Saturday night’s terrible events have prompted far more comments around the political response to the threat of terrorism. | |
| Many swing voters have suggested that security and terrorism are now the most important issue determining how they will vote on Thursday – and there now appears a greater belief that this is an ongoing challenge for the country, rather than just a terrible one-off event. | |
| 6.28am BST | |
| 06:28 | |
| Fears are growing for missing Brisbane woman Sara Zelenak, who became separated from friends at the scene of the London Bridge terrorism attack, Australian Associated Press has reported. | |
| A Facebook post by a family friend shared hundreds of times on Monday appealed for information about the 21-year-old, saying she usually rang her mother daily. | |
| Zelenak’s stepfather, Mark Wallace, said from Brisbane that British authorities had been unable to shed any light on where she was following the attack on Saturday night UK time. | |
| “I feel terrible, I can’t think,” he told News Corp. “I’ve contacted every hospital in London but they can’t give out patient details or even tell us if she has been admitted.” | |
| Wallace said Zelenak’s mother, Julie Wallace, was flying to London to try to find her daughter. Zelenak had moved to London in March to work as an au pair. | |
| 6.17am BST | |
| 06:17 | |
| The Metropolitan police confirmed on Monday night that all of those arrested on Sunday in connection with the attack have been released without charge. | |
| Twelve people had been detained but have now been freed: | |
| A 38-year-old woman arrested at address 1 in Barking. | |
| A28-year-old man arrested at address 2 in Barking. | |
| A 52-year-old man arrested at address 2 in Barking. | |
| A 55-year-old man arrested at address 2 in Barking. | |
| A 27-year-old man arrested at address 2 in Barking. | |
| A 55-year-old man arrested at address 2 in Barking. | |
| A 49-year-old woman arrested at address 2 in Barking. | |
| A 60-year-old woman arrested at address 2 in Barking. | |
| A 19-year-old woman arrested at address 2 in Barking. | |
| A 27-year-old female arrested at address 2 in Barking. | |
| A 24-year-old female arrested at address 2 in Barking. | |
| A 53-year-old woman arrested at address 2 in Barking. | |
| 6.06am BST | 6.06am BST |
| 06:06 | 06:06 |
| A 23-year-old man arrested in the Chorlton area of Manchester the day after the arena bombing was also released overnight without charge. | A 23-year-old man arrested in the Chorlton area of Manchester the day after the arena bombing was also released overnight without charge. |
| Greater Manchester police did not name him, but the description matches that of Ismail Abedi, the brother of suicide bomber Salman Abedi. | Greater Manchester police did not name him, but the description matches that of Ismail Abedi, the brother of suicide bomber Salman Abedi. |
| 5.52am BST | 5.52am BST |
| 05:52 | 05:52 |
| The Metropolitan police says officers have been conducting a search at an address in Ilford, east London, overnight and into this morning. | The Metropolitan police says officers have been conducting a search at an address in Ilford, east London, overnight and into this morning. |
| It says nobody has been arrested. | It says nobody has been arrested. |
| 5.34am BST | 5.34am BST |
| 05:34 | 05:34 |
| What we know so far | What we know so far |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| Police have identified two of the three London Bridge attackers as Khuram Butt and Rachid Redouane. The third perpetrator has not been named. | Police have identified two of the three London Bridge attackers as Khuram Butt and Rachid Redouane. The third perpetrator has not been named. |
| Officials confirmed that Butt, 27, who was born in Pakistan but brought up in the UK, was known to police and had been investigated in 2015. He had appeared in a Channel 4 documentary, The Jihadis Next Door, and had been reported to the anti-terrorism hotline for extremism. | Officials confirmed that Butt, 27, who was born in Pakistan but brought up in the UK, was known to police and had been investigated in 2015. He had appeared in a Channel 4 documentary, The Jihadis Next Door, and had been reported to the anti-terrorism hotline for extremism. |
| Butt was also linked to al-Muhajiroun, the banned extremist group whose leader, Anjem Choudary, was jailed last year for encouraging support for Islamic State. | Butt was also linked to al-Muhajiroun, the banned extremist group whose leader, Anjem Choudary, was jailed last year for encouraging support for Islamic State. |
| But his case was ranked in the “lower echelons” of counter-terrorism investigations and he was not suspected of planning an attack. | But his case was ranked in the “lower echelons” of counter-terrorism investigations and he was not suspected of planning an attack. |
| Redouane, 30, who reportedly claimed to be Moroccan and Libyan, was not known to police or MI5. | Redouane, 30, who reportedly claimed to be Moroccan and Libyan, was not known to police or MI5. |
| Twelve people – seven women and five men – who were arrested at two properties in Barking on Sunday were released without charge on Monday evening, police said. | Twelve people – seven women and five men – who were arrested at two properties in Barking on Sunday were released without charge on Monday evening, police said. |
| Hundreds of people gathered in London on Monday evening in a vigil for the seven people killed and dozens wounded. | Hundreds of people gathered in London on Monday evening in a vigil for the seven people killed and dozens wounded. |
| Two of those killed have been named as Christine Archibald, from Canada, and Londoner James McMullan. A French citizen, as yet unidentified, is also known to have died. | Two of those killed have been named as Christine Archibald, from Canada, and Londoner James McMullan. A French citizen, as yet unidentified, is also known to have died. |
| Others remain missing, including 21-year-old Australian Sara Zelenak. | Others remain missing, including 21-year-old Australian Sara Zelenak. |
| There are 36 people still being treated in hospital for their injuries; 18 of them are in critical care. | There are 36 people still being treated in hospital for their injuries; 18 of them are in critical care. |
| Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron have continued to criticise the prime minister, Theresa May, over cuts to police numbers. | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron have continued to criticise the prime minister, Theresa May, over cuts to police numbers. |
| A book of condolence for the victims opens today at 9am at Southwark council headquarters in Tooley Street; it will move to Southwark Cathedral once the police cordon around the site of the Borough Market attack is lifted. | A book of condolence for the victims opens today at 9am at Southwark council headquarters in Tooley Street; it will move to Southwark Cathedral once the police cordon around the site of the Borough Market attack is lifted. |
| There will be a minute’s silence across the UK at 11am. | There will be a minute’s silence across the UK at 11am. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.40am BST | at 5.40am BST |