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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lamiat Sabin

Skateboard hero of London Bridge terror attack could be made a saint

EPA

The family of a man who died fighting terrorists in the 2017 London Bridge attack have received the backing of the Catholic Church in their bid to make him a saint.

Ignacio Echeverria used his skateboard to intervene when a woman and a uniformed police officer were being attacked by knifemen Rachid Redouane, Youssef Zaghba and Khuram Butt.

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