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| Attacks in London: What We Know and What We Don’t Know | Attacks in London: What We Know and What We Don’t Know |
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| Authorities are responding to multiple attacks in London on Saturday night. Here is what is known so far. | Authorities are responding to multiple attacks in London on Saturday night. Here is what is known so far. |
| • Officers responded to reports of a vehicle striking pedestrians just after 10 p.m. local time on the London Bridge, according to London’s Metropolitan Police Service. The police said there were casualties on the bridge with at least one person dead. | |
| • Officers also responded to reports of stabbings in the nearby Borough Market, the police said. “Armed officers responded, and shots have been fired,” the police said in a statement. Witnesses described hearing a large number of loud bangs in the area. | • Officers also responded to reports of stabbings in the nearby Borough Market, the police said. “Armed officers responded, and shots have been fired,” the police said in a statement. Witnesses described hearing a large number of loud bangs in the area. |
| • The Metropolitan Police Service said shortly after midnight on Sunday that the incidents at London Bridge and Borough Market were terrorist attacks. Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, called them “a deliberate and cowardly attack on innocent Londoners and visitors to our city enjoying their Saturday night.” | • The Metropolitan Police Service said shortly after midnight on Sunday that the incidents at London Bridge and Borough Market were terrorist attacks. Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, called them “a deliberate and cowardly attack on innocent Londoners and visitors to our city enjoying their Saturday night.” |
| • Multiple witnesses said a white van swerved onto the sidewalk on London Bridge and mowed down pedestrians. One witness said at least one man left the van and ran toward a nearby market, wielding a large knife. | • Multiple witnesses said a white van swerved onto the sidewalk on London Bridge and mowed down pedestrians. One witness said at least one man left the van and ran toward a nearby market, wielding a large knife. |
| • The police urged people to evacuate the area or shelter in place. Video of police officers instructing patrons at a restaurants to hide under their tables spread widely online and on news channels. | • The police urged people to evacuate the area or shelter in place. Video of police officers instructing patrons at a restaurants to hide under their tables spread widely online and on news channels. |
| • The London Ambulance Service said on Twitter that it transported “at least 20 patients” to six hospitals after the attack on London Bridge. | • The London Ambulance Service said on Twitter that it transported “at least 20 patients” to six hospitals after the attack on London Bridge. |
| • London Bridge was shut down after the attack. The British Transport Police said on Twitter that it would remain closed all night. | • London Bridge was shut down after the attack. The British Transport Police said on Twitter that it would remain closed all night. |
| • London police said they also responded to a third incident, a stabbing, near Vauxhall, an area some distance from London Bridge and Borough Market. That incident was believed to be unrelated to the terrorist attacks, the police said. | • London police said they also responded to a third incident, a stabbing, near Vauxhall, an area some distance from London Bridge and Borough Market. That incident was believed to be unrelated to the terrorist attacks, the police said. |
| • A White House spokesman said that President Trump has been briefed by his national security aides on the unfolding events in London, but that American officials did not have any details beyond the media reports. | • A White House spokesman said that President Trump has been briefed by his national security aides on the unfolding events in London, but that American officials did not have any details beyond the media reports. |
| • Mr. Trump sent out multiple messages on Twitter about Saturday’s event. One expressed the county’s support while another appeared to leverage the incident as evidence for the need for his so called travel ban. | • Mr. Trump sent out multiple messages on Twitter about Saturday’s event. One expressed the county’s support while another appeared to leverage the incident as evidence for the need for his so called travel ban. |
| • We do not know definitively how many people staged the attacks or what organization, if any, they may have been affiliated with. | • We do not know definitively how many people staged the attacks or what organization, if any, they may have been affiliated with. |
| • We do not know if these attacks are related to the suicide bombing in Manchester late last month, which killed 23 people, including the bomber. | • We do not know if these attacks are related to the suicide bombing in Manchester late last month, which killed 23 people, including the bomber. |
| • We do not know the total number of people killed or injured in the attacks. The London Ambulance Service said it treated a number of people on the scene at London Bridge but it did not specify how many. It also did not say how many people were killed or injured at Borough Market. | |
| • We do not know what weapons were used in these attacks, though there are reports of at least one man with a knife. | • We do not know what weapons were used in these attacks, though there are reports of at least one man with a knife. |