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Usman Khan (murderer)
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “british terrorist who was convicted of plotting a terrorist attack in 2012 and who was shot dead by city of lon”. Today it says “pakistani islamic terrorist with british citizenship who on 29 november 2019”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “british terrorist who was convicted of plotting a terrorist attack in 2012 and who was shot dead by city of lon”. Today it says “pakistani islamic terrorist with british citizenship who on 29 november 2019”.
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Usman Khan, see Usman Khan (disambiguation) . Usman Khan ( Urdu : عثمان خان ; 10 March 1991 – 29 November 2019), also known as Abu Saif , was a Pakistani Islamic terrorist with British citizenship who on 29 November 2019, murdered two people near London Bridge before being subdued by civilians and fatally shot by City of London Police . "How London Bridge murderer Usman Khan's radicalisation began in Stoke-on-Trent" . stokesentinel .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “british terrorist who was convicted of plotting a terrorist attack in 2012 and who was shot dead by city of lon”. Today it says “pakistani islamic terrorist with british citizenship who on 29 november 2019”. Read the current article and compare.
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british terrorist who was convicted of plotting a terrorist attack in 2012 and who was shot dead by city of lon
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pakistani islamic terrorist with british citizenship who on 29 november 2019
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