The sister of Pakistani-origin terrorist Khuram Butt, who along with two other accomplices was killed during the terror attack on London Bridge last month, has been sacked from her job as a security officer at Heathrow airport.
Haleema Butt and her husband, Usman Darr, were suspended soon after the attack on June 4 and questioned by security services. Haleema, a 28-year-old mother of two, has now had her employment terminated, according to the Daily Mirror.
"Haleema and Usman are not extreme at all. They're really upset about what Khuram did," a source close to the couple told the newspaper. "You should take it up with Heathrow," Haleema Butt said when asked about her job at her north-west London home this week.
"Our top priority is always the safety and security of our passengers and colleagues. In co-ordination with the authorities, an investigation is under way and as a precautionary measure, we have taken action to suspend two individuals," a Heathrow spokesperson said.
Usman, who has worked at Heathrow airport for a number of years, is believed to be still suspended. While there is no suggestion that Haleema Butt or Usman Darr are extremists or knew what Khuram Butt was planning, Haleema is believed to have had her contract terminated following a probe over staff vetting procedures.Khuram Butt, believed to be the ringleader of the terrorists who crashed a van into pedestrians on
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