THE woman known to have been killed on Westminster Bridge in yesterday's terrorist attack has been named as 43-year-old Aysha Frade, a Spaniard working as an English teacher in London.
Her father is from Cyprus and met her mother, from the Galicia town of Betanzos (A Coruña province) in the British capital, where Aysha, who has two daughters, has always lived.
Aysha's parents are thought to have moved back to Betanzos, where her two elder sisters own and run a language school teaching English to Spaniards.
The deceased is said to have spent her month-long summer holiday every year in Betanzos with her family and enjoying the town's patron saint fiestas.
Rumours had already reached Betanzos before Aysha's death was confirmed by officials, says mayor Ramón García Vázquez.
The 'quickie' attack took place on the anniversary of the Brussels bombing last year, and just as MPs were discussing the imminent triggering of Article 50 to start the Brexit negotiations.
Senior MI5 officials say the days of wide-scale bomb blasts and plane hijacking appear to be over, since they involve extensive planning, logistics and take several months to arrange, giving the Secret Services time to find out and thwart them.
Terrorists are now opting for quicker and more spontaneous methods to avoid their being frustrated by Intelligence – attacks which involve a lower death toll but are, nevertheless, designed to cause just as much media frenzy, says the MI5.
Movements such as the Jihad 'crusade' seek as much attention as possible, and thrive on social unrest and division.
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