On the evening of the Westminster attack of 22 March 2017 , '' Channel 4 News '' claimed they were able to name the dead attacker as Abu Izzadeen , also known as Trevor Brooks . The claim was repeated by '' The Independent '' and the '' Daily Mirror '' . However , '' Channel 4 News '' was forced to issue an on-air retraction during the same bulletin after Izzadeen 's solicitor stated that he was alive and serving time in prison
Westminster attack of 22 March 2017
2017 Westminster attack
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