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IS claims responsibility for London attack; attacker was British born

Police arrested eight people at six locations in London and Birmingham

Police work at the scene of a terror attack in London. Photo: PTI
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Police work at the scene of a terror attack in London. Photo: PTI

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The attacker who killed three people near the British Parliament before being shot dead was British-born and was once investigated by MI5 intelligence agents over concerns about violent extremism, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday.

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement issued by its Amaq news agency. But it gave no name or other details and it was not clear whether the attacker was directly connected to the group.

Police arrested eight people at six locations in London and Birmingham in the investigation into Wednesday's lone-wolf attack that May said was inspired by