London attacker identified as Khalid Masood

A single rose left as a tribute to the victims of the March 22 terror attack in Westminster is seen by a police cordon tape at the north end of Westminster Bridge by the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 23, 2017 a day after the attack. Britain's parliament reopened on Thursday with a minute's silence in a gesture of defiance a day after an attacker sowed terror in the heart of Westminster, killing three people before being shot dead. Sombre-looking lawmakers in a packed House of Commons chamber bowed their heads and police officers also marked the silence standing outside the headquarters of London's Metropolitan Police nearby. / AFP PHOTO / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS

London: Police on Wednesday identified Khalid Masood as a man who carried out Westminster attack, as the death toll rose to five. Masood 55, was born in Adrian Elms, and was shot dead by police. He had not been a subject of any police onvestigations, BBC reported. Three women and five men were arrested in London and Birmingham on suspicion on preparation of terrorist acts following Wednesday’s attack. PC Keith Palmer, 48, Aysha Frade and US tourist Kurt Cochran, 54, were killed on Wednesday, while a 75 year old man died on Thursday evening. The so called Islamic state group has said it was behind the attack. Masood drove into pedestrians on Westminster bridge, before crashing his car into railings, and when running into grounds of Parliament, armed with a knife. He stabbed PC Palmer before being shot dead. The Metropolitan police said that there has been no prior intelligence about Masood’s intention to carry out attacks.