The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Two attackers named by police as more victims announced.
Two of the three men identified as residents of east London
Two of the London Bridge terrorists have been named by Scotland Yard as Khuram Shazad Butt and Rachid Redouane.
Butt, a 27-year-old British citizen born in Pakistan, and Redouane, who claimed to be Moroccan-Libyan, both lived in Barking, east London.
Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said Butt was known to the security services, but there was no evidence of “attack planning” by him.
Mr Rowley said: “While formal identification is yet to take place, detectives believe they know the identity of the attackers.
“They believe two of the men are Khuram Shazad Butt and Rachid Redouane, both from Barking, east London.
“All three men were confronted and shot dead by armed officers within eight minutes of the first call.
“Inquiries are ongoing to confirm the identity of their accomplice.”
Redouane, 30, also used the name Rachid Elkhdar, claiming to be six years younger.
Butt, who The Guardian said was also known as Abu Zaitun, was known to neighbours by the nickname “Abs/z”.
He was known to the police and MI5, and a member of the public had reported him to an anti-terror hotline.
He is alleged to have been an associate of radical hate preacher Anjem Choudary.
Mohammed Shafiq, chief executive of the Ramadhan Foundation, said Butt called him a “Murtad” – traitor in Arabic – when he confronted Choudary about his support of terrorism days after the murder of Lee Rigby in 2013.
The investigation into Butt began in 2015, Mr Rowley said, adding: “However, there was no intelligence to suggest this attack was being planned and the investigation had been prioritised accordingly.”
He was part of an investigation “prioritised in the lower echelons of our investigative work”, Mr Rowley said.
It is not yet known how the two men knew each other, and work is continuing to understand more about the trio, their connections and whether they were assisted or supported by anyone.
Security sources in Dublin said one of the terrorists was carrying an identity card issued in Ireland when he was shot dead.
Scotland Yard Commissioner Cressida Dick said authorities were confronting a “new reality” after three deadly assaults hit the UK in 10 weeks.
The Islamic State terror group, also known as Daesh, has claimed the London Bridge rampage, while the attack has sparked fears Britain is in the grip of a spate of copycat incidents.
In the latest outrage, three terrorists killed seven victims and injured dozens more in the London Bridge area on Saturday night.
Pedestrians were struck by a van on London Bridge before attackers stabbed a police officer and revellers around Borough Market with 12-inch knives.