‘No Masood link to IS’

LONDON: Police said they have found no evidence London attacker Khalid Masood was linked to Islamic State, despite a claim by the militant group he was its “soldier”.

The 52-year-old “clearly had an interest in jihad”, Neil Basu, deputy assistant commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police, said.

But there was “no evidence or information” he discussed with others his plans to carry out the attack. Four people were killed and dozens wounded when Masood drove a car through civilians on Westminster Bridge and then fatally stabbed police officer Keith Palmer at the gates of Parliament. Masood was shot dead. Washington Post