Story highlights London attacker named as Khalid Masood, a 52-year-old BritMasood thought to be lone wolf, but ISIS took responsibility for the attack(CNN) The London attacker, Khalid Masood, is believed to have acted alone in carrying out what UK officials are calling a "copycat," or "ISIS-inspired" attack. At the same time, a tweet from ISIS shows the group is taking responsibility for the incident, referring to Masood, though not by name, as a "soldier of Islamic state." ISIS may be losing money and losing ground in some of its biggest strongholds, but they have one powerful, unpredictable weapon: Social media. But so far, no direct connection has been made between ISIS and the attacker. ISIS media regularly encourages these attacks and recommends locations and methods.

Source: CNN March 23, 2017 17:42 UTC