Khuram Shazad Butt, 27, was a British citizen who was born in Pakistan. The identification of Butt as one of the attackers raised many questions about what British authorities knew about him and when.
Zaghba was stopped at Bologna's airport trying to fly to Turkey in March a year ago over concerns he was intending to travel on to Syria, according to reports.
It reported that Zaghba was charged with worldwide terrorism by Italian authorities, but the charge was later dropped.
British police today named the third of the jihadis who killed seven people in a knife and van attack in London, and an Italian newspaper said he had been flagged to Britain as a possible militant by Italian authorities.
All three of the London Bridge attackers were shot dead at the scene by officers within eight minutes of police receiving the first emergency call.
"However, there was no intelligence to suggest that this attack was being planned and the investigation had been prioritised accordingly", police said.
Amaq, an outlet affiliated with the Islamic State group, said the attacks were carried out by "a detachment of fighters from Islamic State".
But police and intelligence officials came under intense scrutiny after it was revealed Butt had appeared in a Channel 4 documentary on British jihadis past year, and was known for his extreme views. Redouane had not aroused any suspicions. Security has become a key issue in the run-up to Thursday's general election.
An official at the Bologna chief prosecutor's office said Zaghba was stopped at the city's airport after arriving on a flight from London 2016.
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- Neighbors in Barking told CNN that they had recognized Butt as one of the three dead attackers from Saturday night.
She said she didn't approve of his London friends and never felt comfortable in the London neighborhood where he lived.
Transport for London has confirmed that Butt worked as trainee customer services assistant for six months a year ago.
The admission that at least one of the London Bridge attackers was known to authorities has fuelled a security debate already underway in Britain as the country counts down to an unpredictable election on Thursday.
The Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for the massacre, which sparked fears that Britain is in the grip of a wave of copycat incidents.
As these details have emerged, Prime Minister Theresa May has faced questions about her record overseeing cuts to police numbers when she was interior minister. Those cuts resulted in police personnel being drawn down from 2010 to 2016 by more than 20,000 officers.
During a tour of marginal seats, including four Labour-held targets, May insisted she was "enjoying the campaign" despite the narrowing of her lead in the polls against Jeremy Corbyn's Labour.
- Barking resident Erica Gasperri said she had reported Butt to police after she saw him teaching local children about Islam and showing them how to pray. Much like the assailants in the two earlier attacks, these men had British roots and were peripheral to the focus of security agencies. Meanwhile, days after 130 mosques refused to bury the Manchester Arena bomber, the Muslim Council of Britain issued a statement condemning the London attack.
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