London Bridge inquest: 'extremist' denies close links to attackers
by Haroon Siddique from on (#4HTT9)
Sajeel Shahid owned Ilford gym and school where ringleader Khuram Butt worked
A man described as having a "strong historical extremist pedigree" has said he had limited contact with the ringleader of the London Bridge terror attackers, despite owning both the gym and school where he worked and hundreds of text messages between the pair's phones.
Sajeel Shahid, who has repeatedly refused to be questioned by police about the attacks, set up Ummah Fitness Centre (UFC) and Ad-Deen primary school, both in Ilford, east London.
Khuram Butt, who with Rachid Redouane and Youseff Zaghba, killed eight people on the night of 3 June 2017, worked at both locations. Redouane also worked at the gym and Zaghba worked at the school.