Officers from
the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command investigating the Westminster attack have
released an image of Khalid Masood. Below is a statement issued by the
police:
To provide
clarity, Khalid Masood has previously gone by the names of Adrian Elms and
Adrian Russell Ajao. He may also be known by a number of other names.
Acting Deputy
Commissioner Mark Rowley, this morning, Friday, 24 March, appealed for the
public’s help.
"We named
the dead terrorist as Khalid Masood, and as I said, our investigation focuses
on understanding his motivation, preparation and his associates, " he
said.
"Whilst
there is no evidence of further threats you will understand our determination
to find out if he either: Acted totally
alone inspired by terrorist propaganda;
- Or, if
others have encouraged, supported or directed him; At this point I want to
appeal specifically to the public.
"We
remain keen to hear from anyone who knew Khalid Masood well; understands who
his associates were; and can provide us with information about places he has
recently visited "There might well be people out there who did have
concerns about Masood but weren't sure or didn't feel comfortable for whatever
reason in passing information to us.
"I urge
anyone with such information to contact us the Anti-Terrorist hotline which is
0800 789 321.”
Detectives are
continuing to search a number of addresses linked to the investigation:
- Two in
Birmingham.
- One East
London.
Searches at
addresses in Brighton (one), south east London (one), east London (one), Surrey
(one), Manchester (one), Camarthenshire (one) and Birmingham (two) have
concluded.
A total of 11
people have been arrested as part of this investigation.
A 39-year-old
woman was arrested at an address in east London on suspicion of preparation of
terrorist acts. She has since been released on bail until a date in late March.
A 21-year-old
woman and a 23-year-old man were arrested at an address in Birmingham.
A 26-year-old
woman and three men aged 28, 27 and 26 years old were arrested at a separate
address in Birmingham.
All six were
arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts.
All seven
arrests were made overnight on Wednesday, 22 March.
A 58-year-old
man was also arrested on the morning of Thursday, 23 March at a separate
address in Birmingham on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts.
A 27-year-old
man was arrested late on Thursday, 23 March at an address in Birmingham and a
35-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of Friday, 24 March at an
address in Manchester.
A 32-year-old
woman was arrested on the morning of Friday, 24 March at a location in Manchester.
All three [I-K] were arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts
Ten people
[B-K] remain in police custody. Nine [B-J] were detained under TACT and one [K]
was detained under PACE.
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