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| Three people stabbed, police shoot knifeman in London ‘terrorist-related incident’ | |
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| London police have shot a man dead in the city’s Streatham area in a “terrorist-related” incident. Three people have been stabbed, and video footage shared on social media shows armed police and ambulances on the street. | |
| Armed police officers descended on the London suburb of Streatham on Sunday afternoon, and shot a knife-wielding criminal dead. | Armed police officers descended on the London suburb of Streatham on Sunday afternoon, and shot a knife-wielding criminal dead. |
| The Metropolitan Police said on Twitter that the perpetrator stabbed and injured three people, and that the incident has been declared “terrorist-related.” | |
| One of the victims is in hospital with life-threatening injuries. Another was treated for minor injuries at the scene before being taken to hospital. A third was brought directly to hospital, but is not in life-threatening condition. | |
| Video footage shared on social media shows a man lying on the ground outside a shuttered pharmacy, as armed police officers train their weapons on his unmoving body. | Video footage shared on social media shows a man lying on the ground outside a shuttered pharmacy, as armed police officers train their weapons on his unmoving body. |
| Unconfirmed reports on social media suggest that the man reportedly had some sort of object strapped to his chest. | Unconfirmed reports on social media suggest that the man reportedly had some sort of object strapped to his chest. |
| Police have advised the public to avoid the scene of Sunday’s shooting while emergency services deal with the aftermath. | Police have advised the public to avoid the scene of Sunday’s shooting while emergency services deal with the aftermath. |
| London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, thanked police for their swift response, and said“Terrorists seek to divide us and destroy our way of life - here in London we will never let them succeed.” | London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, thanked police for their swift response, and said“Terrorists seek to divide us and destroy our way of life - here in London we will never let them succeed.” |
| The incident comes two months after police in London shot a jihadist terrorist dead on London Bridge, after he stabbed two people to death. The murderer had a history of terror offenses and was described by a judge several years earlier as a “serious jihadi.” He was on parole at the time of his stabbing spree. | The incident comes two months after police in London shot a jihadist terrorist dead on London Bridge, after he stabbed two people to death. The murderer had a history of terror offenses and was described by a judge several years earlier as a “serious jihadi.” He was on parole at the time of his stabbing spree. |
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