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London attack: Images of fake explosive belts released

BBC News

Police have released images of the fake explosives belts worn by the men who carried out the London Bridge attack. Khuram Butt, Rachid Redouane and Youssef Zaghba wore the belts as they stabbed people in Borough Market. The officer leading the investigation said use of the belts was a "tactic" he had not seen before in the UK and one that created "maximum fear". The belts were still on the attackers, who murdered eight people, when they were shot dead by police. Each belt had three disposable water bottles covered in masking tape attached to them.