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| London Bridge attacks: six killed; three terror suspects shot dead by police – latest updates | London Bridge attacks: six killed; three terror suspects shot dead by police – latest updates |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 7.26am BST | |
| 07:26 | |
| At least two French citizens have been injured, one seriously, Reuters reports, citing the French president’s office. | |
| 7.22am BST | |
| 07:22 | |
| Sadiq Khan: election should not be postponed | |
| Khan confirms he will be attending the government’s emergency Cobra committee meeting this morning. | |
| He says, although campaigning is suspended today, Thursday’s general election should go ahead: | |
| They [the terrorists] want to stop us enjoying the freedoms that we have … they want to stop us voting on Thursday in the general election … we can’t allow them to do that. | |
| I’m not an advocate of postponing the election, I’m a passionate believer in democracy … One of the things these terrorists hate is democracy. | |
| People should remain calm and vigilant, carry about their normal business. | |
| But he adds: | |
| The threat level remains severe … [that] means an attack across the country is still highly likely. | |
| Londoners will see an increased police presence today and over the next few days … some of it armed officers. | |
| But Khan says London is one of the safest global cities in the world. | |
| 7.19am BST | |
| 07:19 | |
| The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has been speaking about last night’s attack. He says he is “appalled and furious that these cowardly terrorists would deliberately target innocent Londoners”. | |
| There can be no justification … | |
| Six people have been killed, more than 40 have been injured – some of them, I’m afraid are critical. | |
| Khan says the emergency services “reacted heroically”: | |
| As a result of their swift action, fewer people have died than would otherwise have been the case. | |
| 7.08am BST | |
| 07:08 | |
| Tories confirm suspension of election campaign | |
| Other major parties are also expected not to campaign today. The Conservative party has just issued this statement: | |
| The Conservative party will not be campaigning nationally today. We will review as the day goes on and as more details of the attack emerge. | |
| 7.04am BST | |
| 07:04 | |
| Vehicle appears to be B&Q/Hertz hire van | |
| Images from the scene this morning show the crashed van driven by the suspects across London Bridge: | |
| Dawn over London Bridge - the forensics team at work pic.twitter.com/r5YMrGOovC | |
| The van appears to be an hourly hire Hertz vehicle, rented via a B&Q DIY store: | |
| 6.53am BST | |
| 06:53 | |
| General election campaigning suspended | |
| Robert Peston, ITV’s political editor, reports that national campaigning for Thursday’s general election has been suspended: | |
| As of now, politicians to suspend national campaigning today, but local campaigning to continue. That feels right. What do you think? | |
| Local campaigning – door-knocking and leaflet dropping – will continue, Peston reports. | |
| After the attack on Manchester Arena, the major parties suspended national campaigning for three days. | |
| 6.39am BST | 6.39am BST |
| 06:39 | 06:39 |
| Overnight, my colleague Carmen Fishwick was at Liverpool Street, outside the Andaz hotel, which is being used as an official rescue centre. | Overnight, my colleague Carmen Fishwick was at Liverpool Street, outside the Andaz hotel, which is being used as an official rescue centre. |
| She reported that there were four ambulances, an ambulance control unit and at least 30 emergency service workers and armed guards on the scene, with at least two people being treated: one with a head injury and a woman in a wheelchair: | |
| I spoke to a man who witnessed the immediate aftermath of the attack, whose car has been impounded by police. | I spoke to a man who witnessed the immediate aftermath of the attack, whose car has been impounded by police. |
| A 25-year-old man, who wishes to remain anonymous, was driving across the bridge when he saw a man and a pregnant woman unconscious on the road. He says they were there for at least five minutes before the emergency services arrived. | A 25-year-old man, who wishes to remain anonymous, was driving across the bridge when he saw a man and a pregnant woman unconscious on the road. He says they were there for at least five minutes before the emergency services arrived. |
| “We thought it was a car accident but as we got closer we could see a lot of blood and bodies. There was a pregnant woman on the right who was severely injured and on the left there was a man being resuscitated, but he started breathing. We don’t know whether the woman survived. | “We thought it was a car accident but as we got closer we could see a lot of blood and bodies. There was a pregnant woman on the right who was severely injured and on the left there was a man being resuscitated, but he started breathing. We don’t know whether the woman survived. |
| “We had to get out of the car and there were lots of people screaming. And then ambulances arrived. It was a shocking experience.” | “We had to get out of the car and there were lots of people screaming. And then ambulances arrived. It was a shocking experience.” |
| Updated | |
| at 7.06am BST | |
| 6.25am BST | 6.25am BST |
| 06:25 | 06:25 |
| Helen Davidson | Helen Davidson |
| Saturday night’s terrorist incidents in London prompted the first use of a new police warning to the public, to “run, hide, tell” in the event of an attack. | Saturday night’s terrorist incidents in London prompted the first use of a new police warning to the public, to “run, hide, tell” in the event of an attack. |
| #Londonbridge #boroughmarket #vauxhall pic.twitter.com/a7OciBEBjH | #Londonbridge #boroughmarket #vauxhall pic.twitter.com/a7OciBEBjH |
| As the incident was underway, the London Metropolitan police issued an alert through social media channels, warning people in the area to run away from any threat, rather than surrender or attempt to negotiate. If that wasn’t possible, they should instead hide, turn their phone to silent and barricade themselves in before calling police. | As the incident was underway, the London Metropolitan police issued an alert through social media channels, warning people in the area to run away from any threat, rather than surrender or attempt to negotiate. If that wasn’t possible, they should instead hide, turn their phone to silent and barricade themselves in before calling police. |
| Many people out in London did not get the chance. Others, according to reports, instead took on the attackers head-on in an attempt to rescue victims, fighting back with chairs and pint glasses. | Many people out in London did not get the chance. Others, according to reports, instead took on the attackers head-on in an attempt to rescue victims, fighting back with chairs and pint glasses. |
| In an information video about the new campaign, assistant commissioner Mark Rowley said the instructions were based on proven advice. | In an information video about the new campaign, assistant commissioner Mark Rowley said the instructions were based on proven advice. |
| “Everyone’s aware of the terrorism challenges across the world,” he said. “It can never cater for every possible eventuality and, if someone acts on instinct and perhaps decides to fight because they have no choice, we would never criticise them for that.” | “Everyone’s aware of the terrorism challenges across the world,” he said. “It can never cater for every possible eventuality and, if someone acts on instinct and perhaps decides to fight because they have no choice, we would never criticise them for that.” |
| 6.18am BST | 6.18am BST |
| 06:18 | 06:18 |
| Initial police reports said at least 20 people had been taken to hospitals across the capital. That number has now risen to 48. Other “walking wounded” were treated at the scene. | Initial police reports said at least 20 people had been taken to hospitals across the capital. That number has now risen to 48. Other “walking wounded” were treated at the scene. |
| An ambulance crew arrived at the scene six minutes after the first emergency call. | An ambulance crew arrived at the scene six minutes after the first emergency call. |
| Here is the statement from London Ambulance Service assistant director of operations, Peter Rhodes: | Here is the statement from London Ambulance Service assistant director of operations, Peter Rhodes: |
| Our thoughts are with all of those affected by the incident at London Bridge and their friends and family. | Our thoughts are with all of those affected by the incident at London Bridge and their friends and family. |
| We took 48 patients to five hospitals across London and treated a number of others at the scene for minor injuries. Police have confirmed that sadly, six people also died at the scene. | We took 48 patients to five hospitals across London and treated a number of others at the scene for minor injuries. Police have confirmed that sadly, six people also died at the scene. |
| We were called to the incident at 10.07pm (Saturday 3 June), with the first ambulance crew arriving within six minutes. | We were called to the incident at 10.07pm (Saturday 3 June), with the first ambulance crew arriving within six minutes. |
| We sent over 80 of our medics to the scene including ambulance crews, advanced paramedics, specialist response teams and an advanced trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance. | We sent over 80 of our medics to the scene including ambulance crews, advanced paramedics, specialist response teams and an advanced trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance. |
| We declared a major incident and worked closely with other members of the emergency services at the scene. Our priority was to assess patients and ensure that they were treated and taken to hospital as soon as possible. | We declared a major incident and worked closely with other members of the emergency services at the scene. Our priority was to assess patients and ensure that they were treated and taken to hospital as soon as possible. |
| 6.13am BST | 6.13am BST |
| 06:13 | 06:13 |
| 48 people injured | 48 people injured |
| London Ambulance Service confirms it has taken 48 people to five hospitals across London. | London Ambulance Service confirms it has taken 48 people to five hospitals across London. |
| It says that is in addition to the six people who died at the scene. | It says that is in addition to the six people who died at the scene. |
| The three suspects were also shot dead by police at the scene. | The three suspects were also shot dead by police at the scene. |
| 6.08am BST | 6.08am BST |
| 06:08 | 06:08 |
| With three suspects shot dead by police, investigators will be trying to establish quickly whether a wider network was involved. | With three suspects shot dead by police, investigators will be trying to establish quickly whether a wider network was involved. |
| Met police assistant commissioner Mark Rowley said that officers believed all the attackers directly involved in the attack had been killed: | Met police assistant commissioner Mark Rowley said that officers believed all the attackers directly involved in the attack had been killed: |
| We believe three people were involved, but we still have got some more inquiries to do to be 100% confident in that. | We believe three people were involved, but we still have got some more inquiries to do to be 100% confident in that. |
| 6.02am BST | 6.02am BST |
| 06:02 | 06:02 |
| Bethany Atkin, who works for the Guardian, was at Boro Bistro, a restaurant that sits under an overpass on Borough High Street, close to where the van driven by the attackers crashed: | Bethany Atkin, who works for the Guardian, was at Boro Bistro, a restaurant that sits under an overpass on Borough High Street, close to where the van driven by the attackers crashed: |
| We were sitting outside under umbrellas underneath the bridge and there was a shower of rubble that landed on the umbrellas. A van had crashed into the bridge. | We were sitting outside under umbrellas underneath the bridge and there was a shower of rubble that landed on the umbrellas. A van had crashed into the bridge. |
| We stood up, everyone was moving, I saw a man who was bleeding. I don’t know how he was injured. We ran into the restaurant and tried to find a safe place, but there wasn’t one. | We stood up, everyone was moving, I saw a man who was bleeding. I don’t know how he was injured. We ran into the restaurant and tried to find a safe place, but there wasn’t one. |
| Running back outside, Atkin saw another casualty: | Running back outside, Atkin saw another casualty: |
| We saw a woman with blood, about 20 metres from the bridge. I saw her lying down on the floor. | We saw a woman with blood, about 20 metres from the bridge. I saw her lying down on the floor. |
| Atkin ran into London Bridge hospital to shelter but there was another commotion on the street: | Atkin ran into London Bridge hospital to shelter but there was another commotion on the street: |
| A man was shouting and then everyone started screaming and running away from the man. It was very sinister. | A man was shouting and then everyone started screaming and running away from the man. It was very sinister. |
| 5.53am BST | 5.53am BST |
| 05:53 | 05:53 |
| The prime minister, Theresa May, was among political leaders expressing their thanks to emergency services for their response to the terror attack. | The prime minister, Theresa May, was among political leaders expressing their thanks to emergency services for their response to the terror attack. |
| May has broken off from campaigning for Thursday’s general election, and will chair an emergency meeting of the government’s crisis committee, Cobra, on Sunday morning. The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, will also attend. | May has broken off from campaigning for Thursday’s general election, and will chair an emergency meeting of the government’s crisis committee, Cobra, on Sunday morning. The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, will also attend. |
| 5.39am BST | 5.39am BST |
| 05:39 | 05:39 |
| What we know so far | What we know so far |
| Six people have been killed in terror attacks on London Bridge and at Borough Market. | Six people have been killed in terror attacks on London Bridge and at Borough Market. |
| Attackers drove a van across London Bridge, targeting pedestrians, before leaving the vehicle and stabbing passersby. | Attackers drove a van across London Bridge, targeting pedestrians, before leaving the vehicle and stabbing passersby. |
| Three male suspects have been shot dead by police. Metropolitan police assistant commissioner Mark Rowley said the men were dead eight minutes after the first emergency call was received. | Three male suspects have been shot dead by police. Metropolitan police assistant commissioner Mark Rowley said the men were dead eight minutes after the first emergency call was received. |
| Canisters seen around the body of at least one of the suspects have been “established to be hoaxes”, police said. | Canisters seen around the body of at least one of the suspects have been “established to be hoaxes”, police said. |
| At least 30 people injured in the attacks have been taken to five hospitals across London. Others were treated at the scene. | At least 30 people injured in the attacks have been taken to five hospitals across London. Others were treated at the scene. |
| One of those injured was a British Transport police officer who was one of the first on the scene in response to calls from help from the public. He was stabbed in the head, face and leg, but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. | One of those injured was a British Transport police officer who was one of the first on the scene in response to calls from help from the public. He was stabbed in the head, face and leg, but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. |
| None of those killed or injured, or the perpetrators, have yet been named. | None of those killed or injured, or the perpetrators, have yet been named. |
| Police believe all of those directly responsible for the attack have been killed. Investigations are ongoing. | Police believe all of those directly responsible for the attack have been killed. Investigations are ongoing. |
| A stabbing in Vauxhall on Saturday night was not connected to the London Bridge attacks, police confirmed. | A stabbing in Vauxhall on Saturday night was not connected to the London Bridge attacks, police confirmed. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.46am BST | at 5.46am BST |