British police have named the perpetrator of the terrorist attack in London

The man who attacked passers-by and police in London on March 22 was named Khalid Masood. This was reported by the London Metropolitan Police Service.

Massoud was 52 years old and a native of Kent. According to reports, he recently lived in the West Midlands (Birmingham is located there, where several people were detained after the terrorist attack).

Khalid Masoud was convicted on numerous occasions, including for grievous bodily harm and possession of a weapon. He received his last conviction in 2003.

The police stressed that he was not under investigation at the time of the attack; law enforcement agencies were not aware of his intention to commit a terrorist attack.

• On March 22, Khalid Massoud hit several dozen people in a car near the British Parliament building in London and attacked a policeman with a knife, after which he was shot dead.
• The attack killed three people, including a policeman. About 30 people were injured.
• The Islamic State terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the attack.