Khalid Masood's Wife And Mother Respond To London Attack In New Interviews

The wife and mother of London attacker Khalid Masood, who brought terror to the Houses of Parliament in London last week, broke their silence Monday. In separate press statements released by the Metropolitan Police, the widow of Khalid Masood, Rohey Hydara, and his mother, Janet Ajao, expressed their grievances to the families affected.

Masood, a 52-year-old father-of-three, was previously known as Russell Ajao before he changed his name in 2005.

"I am saddened and shocked by what Khalid has done. I totally condemn his actions," Hydara said Monday, according to the Press Association news agency. "I express my condolences to the families of the victims who have died and wish a speedy recovery to all the injured. I would like to request privacy for our family, especially the children, at this difficult time."

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Masood's mother expressed her condolences to the families of victims in a seperate statement. "I am so deeply shocked, saddened and numbed by the actions my son has taken that have killed and injured innocent people in Westminster," Ajao said Tuesday, according to the Independent. "Since discovering that it was my son that was responsible I have shed many tears for the people caught up in this horrendous incident."

Ajao added she did not condone Masood's actions, nor support the beliefs he had. The killer's act led to the deaths of four people, including a police officer. At least 50 people were injured.

While there was no clear evidence Masood was part of a terrorist organization, or shared his plan of attack with others, the Met deputy assistant commissioner and senior national coordinator for U.K. counter-terrorism policing Neil Basu said Monday there was "clearly an interest in jihad." Masood's attack strategy appeared to mimic "the rhetoric of [ISIS] leaders in terms of methodology and attacking police and civilians," he added.

Basu urged people who were in contact with Masood March 22 to come forward with information that may be vital to "establishing his state of mind" during the attacks, The Guardian reported Tuesday.