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Attempt to flee the scene of the crime. the weapon used in the alleged attack has been recovered. the suspect has been named as ali harbi ali, a 25—year—old british man of somali heritage, but british raised. some of the media are talking about the visits made to, reportedly by anti—terrorism police, to his father�*s home in north london, where he is said to be absolutely traumatised by what has happened. we also know that the suspect was referred to a government de—radicalisation programme called prevent. this was set up some years ago by the government to try to go upstream, to tac...

An upstanding member of the community, and is totally horrified and shocked at what his son is alleged to have done. we also know that the suspect was referred some years ago to a counter—radicalisation programme in the uk called prevent. it is one of the strands of the government counterterrorism strategy that aims to steer people away from a path of radicalisation and extremism. it is not always successful. he did not spend long on it and, as of last week, i am told, he was not on any of the security service mi5�*s watch lists. he was not on a list of subjects of interest. he was not a c...