London Bridge attacker named as Usman Khan, 28 – live updates

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12.40am GMT

Police have identified the suspect of the London Bridge Attack as 28-year-old Usman Khan from Staffordshire.

11.54pm GMT

A man who helped tackle a knife-wielding terrorist who killed two people near London Bridge said he intervened because it was “what any Londoner would do”.

I was brought up on rugby and the rule is ‘one in, all in’. I did what any Londoner would do and tried to put a stop to it.

He had two knives on him, one in each hand, and it looked like they were taped to his hands.

I stamped on his left wrist while someone else smacked his hand on the ground and kicked one of the knives away.

I then heard a fourth one and then a pop and a bang, followed by ‘run, run, run’.

I turned and ran and then heard a volley of shots from behind us.

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