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| London Bridge terrorist act: Fatalities feared in vehicle ramming, stabbing attacks | London Bridge terrorist act: Fatalities feared in vehicle ramming, stabbing attacks |
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| A van hitting pedestrians on London Bridge, followed by up to three attackers stabbing people there and in the nearby Borough Market area, has been declared a terrorist incident by police. Multiple victims are reported, while the manhunt is ongoing. | A van hitting pedestrians on London Bridge, followed by up to three attackers stabbing people there and in the nearby Borough Market area, has been declared a terrorist incident by police. Multiple victims are reported, while the manhunt is ongoing. |
| WATCH LIVE: Reported van & stabbing attacks in London: special coverage | WATCH LIVE: Reported van & stabbing attacks in London: special coverage |
| LIVE UPDATES: Police manhunt following stabbing, vehicle attacks across London Live updates | LIVE UPDATES: Police manhunt following stabbing, vehicle attacks across London Live updates |
| At least six civilians died as the result of the vehicular assault, and the stabbings that followed, the Metropolitan police said in a statement. | |
| The statement said all three terror suspects believed to be involved in the attack have been shot dead by security forces. It, however, added that "more work" needed to be done on investigating the incident. | |
| In an unprecedented move, the police have advised people to “run, hide and tell” on Twitter. Police cars, ambulances and helicopters were dispatched to the London Bridge. | |
| The London Ambulance Service said that it has transported "at least 20 patients" wounded in the attack to six different hospitals across the city, as well as treating more people at the scene of what it called a "major incident." | The London Ambulance Service said that it has transported "at least 20 patients" wounded in the attack to six different hospitals across the city, as well as treating more people at the scene of what it called a "major incident." |
| The Metropolitan Police said they will release further information after making sure it is “accurate,” following social media reports that there were stabbing attacks and gunfire heard in the area. | The Metropolitan Police said they will release further information after making sure it is “accurate,” following social media reports that there were stabbing attacks and gunfire heard in the area. |
| While no detailed information about the injured was immediately released, RT’s Polly Boiko reported from outside University College Hospital that some “victims of gun wounds” were also treated by emergency services. | While no detailed information about the injured was immediately released, RT’s Polly Boiko reported from outside University College Hospital that some “victims of gun wounds” were also treated by emergency services. |
| Conflicting accounts claimed that as many as three attackers jumped out of the van after it hit people and proceeded to stab people. | Conflicting accounts claimed that as many as three attackers jumped out of the van after it hit people and proceeded to stab people. |
| Multiple reports claim that at least two attackers were shot dead by police, with bodies seen by reporters. The BBC published a photograph showing a man lying on the ground with what appeared to be canisters strapped to his body. The photo was originally uploaded by Instagram user fried_chicken. | Multiple reports claim that at least two attackers were shot dead by police, with bodies seen by reporters. The BBC published a photograph showing a man lying on the ground with what appeared to be canisters strapped to his body. The photo was originally uploaded by Instagram user fried_chicken. |
| Eyewitnesses of the attacks have been sharing accounts of their ordeal. Mark Roberts, who was on London Bridge at the time the van ploughed into people, told Reuters he thought “this was the Westminster attack all over again.”The 52-year-old man said that he was in such a shock from the sight of the “horrendous” attack that he could not move: "I was thinking: Which way do I run to get away?" he said. | Eyewitnesses of the attacks have been sharing accounts of their ordeal. Mark Roberts, who was on London Bridge at the time the van ploughed into people, told Reuters he thought “this was the Westminster attack all over again.”The 52-year-old man said that he was in such a shock from the sight of the “horrendous” attack that he could not move: "I was thinking: Which way do I run to get away?" he said. |
| Police have confirmed they also “responded to an incident” in the nearby Borough Market after reports suggested there was a knife attack there. | Police have confirmed they also “responded to an incident” in the nearby Borough Market after reports suggested there was a knife attack there. |
| Dramatic footage reportedly taken from inside the London Bridge Bar showed police ordering all the patrons to get on the ground and take cover. | Dramatic footage reportedly taken from inside the London Bridge Bar showed police ordering all the patrons to get on the ground and take cover. |
| Another witness, Gerard Vowls, told the Guardian that the attack happened while he was watching the Champions League Final in a pub in Borough. He said that, as he went outside, he saw three knifemen attacking a young woman in the street and attempted to stop the men by hurling glasses, chairs and bottles at them – unfortunately, to no effect. | Another witness, Gerard Vowls, told the Guardian that the attack happened while he was watching the Champions League Final in a pub in Borough. He said that, as he went outside, he saw three knifemen attacking a young woman in the street and attempted to stop the men by hurling glasses, chairs and bottles at them – unfortunately, to no effect. |
| “They kept coming to try to stab me… they were stabbing everyone. Evil, evil people,” Vowls said. | “They kept coming to try to stab me… they were stabbing everyone. Evil, evil people,” Vowls said. |
| London police said earlier that a third potential attack was taking place in the Vauxhall area of the city, roughly two miles (3.2km) from Borough Market, but it was later determined to be an unrelated stabbing incident. | London police said earlier that a third potential attack was taking place in the Vauxhall area of the city, roughly two miles (3.2km) from Borough Market, but it was later determined to be an unrelated stabbing incident. |
| 'Big knives, stabbed people at random’ | |
| With little official information available, details of the violent scenes that followed the London Bridge ramming began to emerge from eyewitnesses to the attacks. A number of people at the scene reported that the attackers were armed with machete-size knives as they bore down on pedestrians. | |
| Chris, a taxi driver, told LBC that the attackers were wielding “long blades, 12 inches long” and “were stabbing people at random” on London Bridge. He added that he attempted to “ram” one of the assailants with his car, but failed and then saw police officers heading toward the man. | |
| Another eyewitness, identified only as Ben, told BBC Radio 5 that he and his wife saw “a man in red with a large blade, at a guess 10 inches long, stabbing a man about three times” just 15 meters from them. He noted that the victim was “stabbed quite coldly” until he “slumped to the ground” after attempting to confront the attacker. | |
| A chef at a fish restaurant, located at Borough Market, similarly described the attackers he saw as “two men with big knives.” All the appeals to the attackers to stop the carnage and attempts by the restaurant staff to intervene by throwing chairs were in vain, he said. |