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London Attack Update: One More Victim Dies, And Police Make More Arrests

The dead suspect, Khalid Masood, 52, was named Adrian Russell Ajao at birth, police say. Several of his victims remain in hospital.
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 24: People walk past the Houses of Parliament after Parliament Square was reopened following Wednesday's attack on Westminster on March 24, 2017 in London, England. A fourth person has died after Khalid Masood drove a car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before going on to fatally stab PC Keith Palmer on March 22. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

The death toll in Wednesday's terrorist attack near the U.K. Parliament has risen, after a 75-year-old man died of his injuries. Police say Leslie Rhodes of south London is the fourth person killed by British-born Khalid Masood, who was killed in the attack.

Other victims include Kurt Cochran of Utah, 54, whose wife was also seriously

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