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Redouane rented 'safe house' for London attackers

Bedsit had been rented by London Bridge attacker Rachid Redouane, who had also lived in Dublin for a time
Bedsit had been rented by London Bridge attacker Rachid Redouane, who had also lived in Dublin for a time

London police have identified a top-floor bedsit in east London as the "safe house" where the London Bridge terrorists plotted their attack.

The address had been rented since April by Rachid Redouane, who had also lived in Dublin for a time.

In the raid of the address officers found an English-language copy of the Koran opened at a page describing martyrdom, as well two five-litre water bottles smelling of petrol.

They also found correspondence, including bank and ID cards belonging to Redouane.

A box was discovered containing paraphernalia such as phone charger cables, packets of superglue, luggage straps, pieces of rubber and plastic retractable craft knives.

Other items included a bottle of lighter fluid, belts and rolls of black and silver duct tape.

Redouane, who carried out an attack last weekend in London that killed eight people, lived in the Rathmines area of south Dublin for a period in 2012.