Islamic State Claims London Attacker as Its 'Soldier'

London police on Thursday identified the attacker who killed four people near Parliament as Khalid Masood, a Briton who converted to Islam and had a lengthy criminal record for weapons possession and other charges. Islamic State said Masood, 52, was a "soldier" of the extremist group who responded to its call to attack civilians and the military in countries allied with the United States in battling IS. Masood had never been convicted of terrorist offenses, but British...

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