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Who was Khalid Masood, the man identified as the UK Parliament attacker

While Masood had a prior criminal record, his neighbours described him as an average Joe

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Emergency services staff provide medical attention to injured people in terror attack on the south side of Westminster Bridge, close to the Houses of Parliament in London. Photo: PTI

Bhaswar Kumar New Delhi
Police have identified the attacker behind Wednesday's terrorist attack outside Britain's Parliament as British-born 52-year-old Khalid Masood. (Read more)

Masood's attack left five people dead, including himself, and 40 others injured after he mowed down pedestrians on a bridge and stabbed a police officer outside the Parliament complex in London's Westminster before being shot dead by Scotland Yard officers. 

A 'nice guy' with a wife and kids

According to The Independent, Masood's birth name was Adrian Elms. The report said that he converted to Islam while serving a prison sentence.

According to the online newspaper,