London attack: Killer Khalid Masood escaped from MI5’s radar

‘The terrorist who murdered four people in Westminster was investigated by MI5 for “violent extremism” but was ruled out as a threat by security services before being “re-radicalised”, it was feared on Thursday night.
Khalid Masood, 52, was named by Scotland Yard as the Isil-inspired extremist who was shot dead inside the gates of Parliament on Wednesday, as eight suspected associates were arrested in raids in London and Birmingham. Last night it emerged that Masood was born Adrian Elms and is thought to have been radicalised in prison.
Nearly 20 years ago he was jailed for slashing a man across the face in an argument which had “racial overtones” in 2000.’
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