Reports of a male shot and killed by armed police officers at London Bridge
Gunshots, ambulances everywhere. Hope it isn't too bad.
Reports of a male shot and killed by armed police officers at London Bridge
Thanks for flagging. Hope it settles quickly.
It was a stabbing according to MPS feed.
Did I see footage of a guy lying on top of the perp? (London Crime LDN on Twitter). If so, what a hero!
I was only up the road in Bermondsey this morning , didnt know anything about it . Got the bus towards london bridge (Abbey Rd ) on the way home and there was some traffic but thought this was normal . Little busy as we went round to Tower Bridge , just listened to traffic report looks like bridge is closed !
Lots of police and now paramedics going into the adjoining Building. Concerns are that he entered and attacked multiple people.
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Very very graphic scenes on Twitter. Too graphic to post here in the G&D. What you see is a bunch of people holding one one guy down (filmed from a dubbledecker bus), one by one they step back. One bystander walks backwards with a huge knife in his hand as if he's securing it from the offender. The police is near the scene. The people in the bus say: "He has a knife!". (Referring to the bystander at 10 yrds with the knife pointing down?) Then the police pulls off the last remaining guy then we hear a shot. Footage by Mr T Watt / @ monkeytripes on Twitter.
Last edited by thieuster; 29th November 2019 at 16:13.
Nothing graphic in the below...
https://twitter.com/Monkeytripes/sta...26215510888453
I would disagree - the video clearly shows the man being shot by Police.
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
Looking at the video, one of the guys who moves away from the incident, then stops, is clearly holding a large knife! Taken from the assailant possibly?
Best Regards - Peter
I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
Just been confirmed that it is indeed a terrorist incident!
Best Regards - Peter
I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
So was it just one person with a knife attacking the public or more?
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
Another one despatched. Well done to the Met / SF and to all that took the individual down, before the firearms teams took control.
My thoughts are with the famalies of all the poor victims at this very sad time.
I've been watching BBC News 24 for the last couple of hours. It appears to be a single perp who went about attacking members of the public with a knife, he was then apprehended by other members of the public, including having their knife removed from their possession, until armed officers arrived who then fired two shots resulting in the death of said perp. There's also mention of a false explosive vest being worn by the attacker and reports of more than just the two shots.
I've no idea how I'd react in such a situation, if I'd be a 'have-a-go' hero or not. I'd like to think I would intervene if I thought I were able however I tip my hat to those that actually did.
And I'm using the have-a-go hero phrase in the highest respect, not as some gung-ho I'm well 'ard type.
Edit to add that there was also a truck held at police gunpoint on London Bridge though it's unclear as to if the two incidents are related.
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Thoughts with those innocents injured
Live by the sword, die by the sword.
There's talk about a fake bomb vest. If so, the men wrestling the perp (and certainly the last one who held on to him like an Staffordshire terrier) are true heroes. Had it been a real vest, things would have ended very different for them. Still they pinned him down.
Last edited by thieuster; 29th November 2019 at 19:36.
Statement from AC Neil Basu following incident in London Bridge...link...that need to be updated with the latest info...BBC link:
Two members of the public have died after an attack on London Bridge in which police also shot dead a man.
The Met Police has declared the attack a terrorist incident.
The suspect, who died at the scene, was believed to have been wearing a hoax explosive device, police said...
Two victims now confirmed dead. :-(
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Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
Perp is another American expression. The man was a SUSPECT.
It’s very hard to say. I was walking past a shop a few years ago and a man ran out with a posh handbag. He jumped on his bike and I gave chase on foot for as long as I could keep him in sight. I went back to the shop and told them as much as I knew, and they said they were amazed at the speed at which I took chase.
But... the moment he jumped on his bike and started peddling I was close enough to kick his back wheel out from under him. I’d just become a father and in the moment decided that the shop could afford to lose a bag rather than me put myself in harms way. I think in those situations you weigh everything up and make a decision. Are your own family in harms way, are people who are unable to defend themselves in harms way, am I going to be the only one stepping up or am I joining a group who are helping.
When it actually happens many will run to help and many will run away. Those that run away aren’t cowards, but sorry, those that run towards are heros.
Sad state of affairs. Our capital is a bit of a mess currently.
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And now...Netherlands stabbing: Several hurt in attack in The Hague
Several people have been injured in a stabbing attack at a department store in a busy shopping street in The Hague, Dutch police say.
Police are searching for a man aged between 45 and 50, wearing a grey jogging tracksuit, who they believe may be behind the attack.
Images on social media showed emergency services at the scene amid crowds of Black Friday shoppers.
The condition of those injured and the motive for the attack remain unclear.
The incident happened at the Hudson's Bay store in the city's Grote Markt or main market square area, local reports say...
Indeed, the major shopping street in The Hague with all shops open for black friday. You won't find it more crowded than that. The knife this guy has used is found and secured. Hopefully traces on the knife will lead to him.
Respect for the bystanders who got actively involved to stop the terrorist from harming more people. Truly brave, it could have cost them dear, as they didn't know how many there were.
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
He took something from his pocket and threw it on the ground?
Very brave,I am not sure I would have had the courage to approach him.
BBC link
The man who carried out the stabbing attack at London Bridge was a former prisoner convicted of a terrorism offence.
The attacker, named by police as 28-year-old Usman Khan, was out of prison on licence at the time of the attack, in which two people were killed and three were injured...
Terrorist despatched, good result.