No evidence of London attacker’s links with IS: British police

LONDON: British police said on Monday they had found no evidence that Khalid Masood, who killed four people in an attack on Britain's parliament last week, had any association with Islamic State or al Qaeda.

Neil Basu, senior national coordinator for UK counter-terrorism policing, also said there was no evidence that Masood had been radicalised in prison in 2003 and it was pure speculation to suggest that had happened.



"His attack method appears to be based on low sophistication, low tech, low cost techniques copied from other attacks, and echo the rhetoric of IS leaders in terms of methodology and attacking police and civilians, but at this stage I have no evidence he discussed this with others," Basu said in a statement.

If you spoke to Masood on 22 March, please come forward. Your info may prove important #WestminsterAttack #London https://t.co/5glush0Nsa pic.twitter.com/otCDY6Ac2H

— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) March 27, 2017