Seven Dead After Terror Attack in London Police shoot dead three male attackers after assault in London Bridge, Borough Market area By Stu Woo, Jenny Gross and Riva Gold
https://www.wsj.com/articles/police-respond-to-incident-at-london-bridge-1496528407?mod=nwsrl_u_k_news
LONDON—Terrorism struck Britain anew on Saturday night as three knife-wielding men led a deadly rampage through the capital, plowing a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and stabbing multiple people nearby, before being shot dead by police.
Seven people were killed and at least 48 were hospitalized, some in critical condition, in what authorities quickly called terrorism—marking the third attack in the U.K. this year. No group claimed responsibility.
Just eight minutes after police responded to reports of the bridge incident, they confronted the attackers in Borough Market—an upscale bar and restaurant zone near the bridge—killing them in a hail of gunfire. That ended what witnesses described as a short but horrific few minutes in which the three men indiscriminately stabbed diners, pedestrians and revelers.
Police believe the three men were the only ones involved, but cautioned the probe was ongoing. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said police will bolster their presence in London on Sunday.
“This is a fast-moving investigation,” London’s Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said at a press conference, adding that “a very high priority for us is to identify” the attackers.
“We will be seeking to establish whether anyone else was working with, or assisting in any way, or helping in the planning of this attack,” she said.
Britain’s Conservative and Labor parties temporarily suspended campaigning for the nation’s general election on Thursday. Prime Minister Theresa May also called an emergency meeting on Sunday with senior officials. CONTINUE AT SITE
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