London Bridge stabbings, suspect shot

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A number of people are believed to have been injured after a stabbing at London Bridge, police have said.

The Met Police said they were called to a stabbing at a premises near the bridge just before 14:00.

The force said it had detained a man. London Ambulance Service has declared a "major incident".

The BBC's John McManus, at the scene, said he had seen a group of men in a fight on the bridge. Police then arrived and shots were fired, he said.

British Transport Police said London Bridge station was currently closed and no trains would be stopping there.

Police have advised people near the scene to follow directions from officers on the ground.
The prime minister tweeted he was being updated on the incident and wanted to thank police and all emergency services for their response.

Home Secretary Priti Patel also tweeted that she was "very concerned" about the incident.

McManus told the BBC News channel: "Just a few minutes ago I was walking across London Bridge on the south bank to the north bank of the bridge.

"There appeared to be a fight going on on the other side of the bridge, with several men attacking one man.

"Police then quickly arrived, including armed police, and then a number of shots were fired at this man."

A video has emerged showing police officers aiming guns at a white lorry that jack-knifed across London Bridge.

The footage shows several officers surrounding the vehicle before moving to the rear to check its container.

London buses can be seen either side of the lorry while three police cars are parked next to it on the bridge.

^wonder if the hoax device was there for that reason, so he would be shot.

Glad you're ok.

^wonder if the hoax device was there for that reason, so he would be shot.

Glad you're ok.

+1. Smudge, glad you're out of danger.

Scotland Yard officials identified the suspect as Usman Khan, 28.

"This individual was known to authorities, having been convicted in 2012 for terrorism offenses. He was released from prison in December 2018 on license and clearly, a key line of inquiry now is to establish how he came to carry out this attack," Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said Friday night.

Khan was living in Staffordshire and police were searching his address late Friday.

Footage on social media appears to show the knifeman being held down by passers-by before firearms officers intervene and shoot him dead.

One man who intervened said they had been trying to dislodge the knife from the man's hand.

Members of the public expressed their admiration for the bravery of those involved.
George Robarts tweeted that one man, filmed walking away from the attacker holding a knife, "ran through traffic and jumped the central partition to tackle the attack with several others".

He continued: "We ran away but looks like he disarmed him, amazing bravery."

Tour guide Stevie Hurst was one of those who helped restrain the attacker. He told BBC 5 live he saw the suspect being held down and kicked him in the head.
"We saw a guy being accosted to the floor," he said, adding that people were "screaming" the attacker had "stabbed a couple of women".
"Everyone was just on top of him trying to bundle him to the ground," he added.
"We saw that the knife was still in his hand... I just put a foot in to try and kick him in the head.
"We were trying to do as much as we could to try and dislodge the knife from his hand so he wouldn't harm anyone else.
“The guys that were there were absolutely amazing. Heroes beyond belief."

Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said she wanted "to thank the members of the public who have helped, either by showing extraordinary courage by stepping in to tackle this attacker

Brendan Cox, whose wife MP Jo Cox was murdered, said: "I hope the front pages tomorrow are full of the stories of the everyday heroes who helped stop the attack, not fixated on the low life attention seekers who carried it out."

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Prime Minister Boris Johnson both offered their thanks to the heroes.
Mr Johnson praised emergency services and said members of the public "who physically intervened to protect the lives of others" showed "extraordinary bravery".
"For me they represent the very best of our country and I thank them on behalf of all of our country," he says.
While Mr Khan said the people who confronted the attacker "risked their own safety".
"They are the best of us," he added.

For the victims his release will be treated with bitterness. Like when parolees of henious crimes get out of jail and then repeat their criminal tendencies on some other hapless victim.

I guess that's one dramatic way to get (free??! !) euthanasia.




Aww, thanks both you guys! I admit I was a bit worried. I mean, I grew up in London as a kid and remember IRA warnings and that, they didn't bother me.

For years they never had bins in stations because of the bomb risk, but these days there's bins everywhere. I don't get it.

When my mum was staying round at her friend's place near Liverpool St. once, and a bomb went off nearby there...the impact of the IRA bomb made her friend's windows suddenly shut with a "whoomph" sound.

Just found it on Wikipedia. Tiny photo but that damage is amazing. Wormwood Street 1993.

Why was someone who plotted to blow up the London Stock Exchange out on our streets?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it had been a "mistake" to grant an early release to the suspect. Khan, who lived in the Staffordshire area, was convicted in 2012 for "terrorism offenses". Authorities said Khan had been released in December 2018 "on license," meaning he had to meet certain conditions or face being sent back to prison, according to Metropolitan Police Counterterrorism Chief Neil Basu. Johnson said he had "long argued" against allowing "serious and violent criminals to come out of prison early.”

Several British media outlets reported that he was wearing an electronic ankle bracelet at the time of the attack. A lot of good the ankle monitor did.