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The Fishmongers’ Hall attacker duped a counter-terrorism boss over why he was wearing a bulky coat concealing a fake suicide belt shortly before he launched his bloody rampage, an inquest jury has heard. Homegrown terrorist Usman Khan had a brief conversation with Steve Machin, governor of counter-terrorism at HMP Whitemoor, at a prisoner education event in central London where he would later fatally stab Cambridge graduates Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23. Mr Machin said he asked Khan...

London Bridge terrorist duped anti-terror boss who asked about big coat he was wearing to hide fake suicide vest One witness said they found it peculiar that attacker Usman Khan had not taken his bulky coat off all day at a prisoner education event - he was hiding a fake suicide vest underneath Usman Khan (inset) wore a fake suicide vest as he stabbed Saskia Jones, 23, and Jack Merritt, 25, to death at a prisoner rehabilitation event near London Bridge on November 29, 2019. (Image: Kirsty OConn...

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BBC News Published image copyrightMet Police image captionUsman Khan, pictured on the day of the attack, travelled from Stafford in the West Midlands for the charity event at Fishmongers Hall The Fishmongers Hall attacker duped a prison boss over why he was wearing a bulky coat, an inquest jury heard. Convicted terrorist Usman Khan had a brief conversation with HMP Whitemoors counter-terrorism head Steve Machin at a prisoner education event in central London on 29 November 2019. Khan said he wa...

First published on Thu 29 Apr 2021 08.08 EDT A prison counter-terrorism expert has admitted to an inquest that he failed to pick up on warning signs about Usman Khan when he talked to him just before his deadly terror attack at Fishmongers’ Hall in London. Steve Machin, the head of counter-terrorism at Whitemoor prison, where Khan had been held 11 months before his attack, said he was not in a work “headspace” when he chatted to Khan at a prison education event in the hall, hoste...

Terrorist Usman Khan, 28, wore the black jacket to hide his fake suicide vest on the day he fatally stabbed Cambridge graduates Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, at Fishmongers Hall.

Thursday April 29, 2021, 8:21 PM The Fishmongers Hall terrorist duped a security official about why he was wearing a bulky coat concealing a fake suicide vest shortly before the attack. Credit: PA Media The Fishmongers Hall terrorist duped a security official about why he was wearing a bulky coat concealing a fake suicide vest shortly before the attack, an inquest has heard. Usman Khan spoke with Steve Machin, governor of counter-terrorism at HMP Whitemoor, at a prisoner education event in cent...

London Bridge Terrorist Tricked Prison Boss Before Attack, Jury Heard The terrorist who stabbed two people to death near London Bridge in 2019 had tricked a prison boss before the attack, an inquest jury has heard. Homegrown terrorist Usman Khan had a brief conversation with Steve Machin, governor of counter-terrorism at HMP Whitemoor, at a prisoner education event at Fishmongers’ Hall where he would later fatally stab Cambridge graduates Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23. Jack Merritt ...

The older brother of Fishmongers’ Hall killer Usman Khan has apologised in court to the families of those slain by the homegrown jihadi, saying: “We are truly, truly sad of the events that happened.” The sibling, who cannot be named for legal reasons, made a direct address to the grieving families of Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, two Cambridge academics who were stabbed to death by Khan at a prisoner education event in central London 18 months ago. The witness, moments after tak...

The brother of Usman Khan said he wanted to apologise to those affected by the atrocity.