British police have identified two of the three men behind Saturday night's terror attack in London as Khuram Shazad Butt and Rachid Redouane.
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Butt, 27, was a British citizen who was born in Pakistan, London's Metropolitan Police said. Police and MI5 -- the UK's counterintelligence and security agency -- were familiar with him, but there was no intelligence to suggest the weekend attack was being planned, police said.
Butt briefly worked for Transport for London, the entity that oversees the city's public transport system. He was a trainee customer services assistant with London Underground for less than six months, before leaving in October, a Transport for London spokesperson said.
Redouane, 30, who also used the name Rachid Elkhdar, had claimed to be Moroccan and Libyan.
The third attacker has been identified, police said, but his name has not been publicly released.
The assailants killed seven people and wounded 48 others by ramming a vehicle into a crowd on London Bridge and then stabbing people in nearby Borough Market.
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The white van used in the attack is seen near London Bridge.
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Police carry out a search near empty buses on London Bridge, Saturday, June 3.
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A person is treated for injuries near London Bridge.
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Members of the public flee after reports of the incident involving a vehicle and pedestrians.
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Police and emergency responders attend to an injured person.
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An armed Police officer gestures after the attack in central London.
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Guests from the Premier Inn Bankside Hotel are evacuated following the attacks.
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A woman wearing an emergency blanket talks on her phone at London Bridge train station. London Bridge Tube station was closed and London Bridge was closed in both directions.
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Armed police raid The Blue Eyed Maid on Borough High Street.
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Debris and abandoned cars remain at the scene of one of the incidents.
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Police sniffer dogs are seen at London Bridge.
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A helicopter flies near London Bridge.
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People are led to safety on Southwark Bridge, away from London Bridge.
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Forensic officers work at the scene of a terror attack at London Bridge in London on Sunday, June 4. At least seven people were killed in attacks late Saturday as a van mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge before attackers then stabbed victims at nearby Borough Market.
Police shot and killed all three of the attackers, who were wearing suicide belts that turned out to be fakes.
Twelve people were arrested following the attack. On Monday, Met Police said 10 of them were still being held.
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