London bridge attacker buried in Kashmir

The man who stabbed two people to death on London bridge before he was shot dead by police has been buried in Kashmir in a quiet ceremony.

The attacker, named by police as 28-year-old Usman Khan, was out of prison at the time of the attack.

The attacker, named by police as 28-year-old Usman Khan, was out of prison at the time of the attack. Source: Press Association

Usman Khan, the man who stabbed two people to death on London bridge before he was shot dead by police, has been quietly buried in a remote village in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

Khan's funeral took place on Friday in the village of Kajlani in the region of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Samaa TV reported.
His body arrived from Britain in the early hours of Friday, an official at Islamabad International Airport told dpa on condition of anonymity.

The local administration in Kashmir could not confirm the funeral.

The IS terrorist group claimed responsibility for the London attack last week.

The group said that its fighter carried out the attack in response to calls for targeting citizens of the countries that form an alliance fighting IS.

The suspect had previously been convicted of terrorism offences, according to British authorities.


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