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Suspect in Nottingham attack is former engineering student of the university
He has been named as 31-year-old Valdo Calocane
The main suspect behind the Nottingham student attacks is a former student of the university, police have confirmed.
The 31-year-old has been named as Valdo Calocane who graduated from University of Nottingham last year with a degree in engineering.
Nottinghamshire Police do not believe this connection to the uni is behind the attack.
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via Nottinghamshire Police
The police said it was still working alongside Counter Terrorism Policing and keeping an “open mind” on the motives behind these attacks.
In a statement, the police said: “A team of dedicated detectives is continuing to question the suspect and building up a strong picture of what happened that morning.
“This has included CCTV gathering, forensics, eye-witness accounts and searching a number of properties in the city.”
This is a breaking news story and will be updated as and when more information becomes available.
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