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Police investigating the London terror attack have made three fresh arrests, following raids involving armed officers in east London. | Police investigating the London terror attack have made three fresh arrests, following raids involving armed officers in east London. |
Two men were arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences and a third man was arrested on suspicion of drug offences. | Two men were arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences and a third man was arrested on suspicion of drug offences. |
Seventeen people have now been arrested in connection with Saturday's attack and five remain in custody. | Seventeen people have now been arrested in connection with Saturday's attack and five remain in custody. |
Eight people were killed when three men drove into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing people. | Eight people were killed when three men drove into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing people. |
All of those who died in the attack, which began at 21:58 BST on Saturday, have now been named. | |
The latest arrests were made as counter-terrorism officers carried out two search warrants in east London on Wednesday night. | The latest arrests were made as counter-terrorism officers carried out two search warrants in east London on Wednesday night. |
Two men were arrested on a street in Ilford, the Metropolitan Police said. | Two men were arrested on a street in Ilford, the Metropolitan Police said. |
One of the men, aged 27, was held on suspicion of the preparation of terrorist acts, while a 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply controlled drugs. | One of the men, aged 27, was held on suspicion of the preparation of terrorist acts, while a 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply controlled drugs. |
A third man, aged 29, was arrested on suspicion of the preparation of terrorist acts at an address in Ilford. | A third man, aged 29, was arrested on suspicion of the preparation of terrorist acts at an address in Ilford. |
On Wednesday, police searching for French national Xavier Thomas, 45, said they had recovered a body from the Thames, bringing the death toll to eight. | On Wednesday, police searching for French national Xavier Thomas, 45, said they had recovered a body from the Thames, bringing the death toll to eight. |
Mr Thomas's next of kin have been told, police said, but formal identification has not yet taken place. | Mr Thomas's next of kin have been told, police said, but formal identification has not yet taken place. |
Meanwhile, the prime minister of Spain said Ignacio Echeverría, 39, who died defending a woman with his skateboard, should be given a posthumous award - the Silver Cross of the Order of Civil Merit. | Meanwhile, the prime minister of Spain said Ignacio Echeverría, 39, who died defending a woman with his skateboard, should be given a posthumous award - the Silver Cross of the Order of Civil Merit. |
Mr Echeverría was from Madrid and was working for HSBC bank in London. | Mr Echeverría was from Madrid and was working for HSBC bank in London. |
Another victim was named as Sebastien Belanger, from France. | Another victim was named as Sebastien Belanger, from France. |
Mr Belanger worked at the Coq d'Argent near Bank. He had been watching the Champions League final football match with friends at a nearby pub before the attack. | Mr Belanger worked at the Coq d'Argent near Bank. He had been watching the Champions League final football match with friends at a nearby pub before the attack. |
The others killed in the attack have been named as Australians Sara Zelenak and Kirsty Boden, Canadian national Chrissy Archibald, James McMullan, from Hackney, London, and French national Alexandre Pigeard. | |
On Wednesday, NHS England said 29 patients remain in London hospitals, with 10 in a critical condition. | On Wednesday, NHS England said 29 patients remain in London hospitals, with 10 in a critical condition. |
Police have named Youssef Zaghba, a 22-year-old Moroccan-Italian man who lived in east London, Khuram Butt, 27, from Barking, and Rachid Redouane, 30, who also lived in Barking, as the men who carried out the attack. | |
Redouane's ex-wife, Charisse O'Leary, said she was "deeply shocked, saddened and numbed" by his actions. | |
Meanwhile, speaking at her house in Bologna, Italy, Zaghba's mother told the BBC she believed her son was radicalised in the UK. | |
She said her son was under surveillance when he was in Italy and questioned why this was not the case in the UK. | |
An Italian police source confirmed to the BBC that Zaghba had been placed on a watch list, which is shared with many countries, including the UK. | |
In March 2016, Italian officers stopped Zaghba at Bologna airport and found IS-related materials on his mobile phone. He was then stopped from continuing his journey to Istanbul. | |
The BBC understands he was not prosecuted but was listed on the Schengen Information System, an EU-wide database which includes details of potential suspects. | |
When Zaghba entered Britain, staff at passport control should automatically have been alerted by the Schengen system, BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said. | |
"One unconfirmed report suggests that did happen, apparently when Zaghba arrived at Stansted Airport in January - but that border staff still let him in," he said. | |
It earlier emerged that Khuram Butt was known known to police and MI5 in 2015, but the Metropolitan Police said there had been no evidence of a plot. | |
Butt had appeared in a Channel 4 documentary The Jihadis Next Door, broadcast last year. | |
The married father-of-two, who worked for London Underground, could be seen in the programme arguing with police officers in the street, after displaying a flag used by so-called Islamic State in a London park. | |
Two people in Barking, east London, had also raised concerns about Butt and had called a hotline to warn about him. |