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‘Blood was everywhere’: Eyewitnesses detail London terrorist stabbing spree as attacker shot dead (VIDEOS) | ‘Blood was everywhere’: Eyewitnesses detail London terrorist stabbing spree as attacker shot dead (VIDEOS) |
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As London reels from yet another terrorist attack, eyewitnesses are recounting the brutal stabbing spree in Streatham that was finally ended when police shot the attacker dead. | As London reels from yet another terrorist attack, eyewitnesses are recounting the brutal stabbing spree in Streatham that was finally ended when police shot the attacker dead. |
The incident unfolded on Streatham High Road in South London at around 2pm local time on Sunday. The Metropolitan Police quickly declared the attack a terrorist incident and said that three people were injured, one with "life threatening" wounds. | |
Eyewitness accounts paint a grisly picture of another bloody attack in the UK capital just three months after two people were killed on London Bridge. | |
A witness named Malik, who works on the busy shopping street, said he heard gunshots as he was walking out of a fast food outlet. “I could see blood on the floor everywhere. There was a lady outside of a pharmacy who had been stabbed in the back with a knife, everyone was helping her,” he told the Independent. | A witness named Malik, who works on the busy shopping street, said he heard gunshots as he was walking out of a fast food outlet. “I could see blood on the floor everywhere. There was a lady outside of a pharmacy who had been stabbed in the back with a knife, everyone was helping her,” he told the Independent. |
Video footage from the scene captured the moments after the attack and the large-scale response from the police and other emergency services. | Video footage from the scene captured the moments after the attack and the large-scale response from the police and other emergency services. |
Another man who was in the vicinity said the attacker was armed with a machete and had some kind of device strapped to his body. “I was crossing the road when I saw a man with a machete and silver canisters on his chest being chased by what I assume was an undercover police officer – as they were in civilian clothing,” Gulled Bulhan told the PA news agency. | Another man who was in the vicinity said the attacker was armed with a machete and had some kind of device strapped to his body. “I was crossing the road when I saw a man with a machete and silver canisters on his chest being chased by what I assume was an undercover police officer – as they were in civilian clothing,” Gulled Bulhan told the PA news agency. |
Recounting the shooting, the 19-year-old Streatham native said he believes he heard three gunshots before running into a nearby library for safety. “From the library I saw a load of ambulances and armed police officers arrive on the scene,” he added. | Recounting the shooting, the 19-year-old Streatham native said he believes he heard three gunshots before running into a nearby library for safety. “From the library I saw a load of ambulances and armed police officers arrive on the scene,” he added. |
Details recounted by locals also indicate that the attacker may have been an Islamic terrorist with reports saying he was shouting “Allahu Akbar” during the incident. | Details recounted by locals also indicate that the attacker may have been an Islamic terrorist with reports saying he was shouting “Allahu Akbar” during the incident. |
Richard Mustonen-Smith, who has lived in the area all his life, said he was shocked that such a crime could take place in Streatham. “I heard two people got stabbed and apparently one man was shouting Allahu Akbar but people thought he was just a crazy man, so he got away. Apparently he had two rucksacks,” the 59-year-old said. | Richard Mustonen-Smith, who has lived in the area all his life, said he was shocked that such a crime could take place in Streatham. “I heard two people got stabbed and apparently one man was shouting Allahu Akbar but people thought he was just a crazy man, so he got away. Apparently he had two rucksacks,” the 59-year-old said. |
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