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| Three Australians caught up in London Bridge attack, Julie Bishop says | Three Australians caught up in London Bridge attack, Julie Bishop says |
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| Three Australians are believed to have been caught up in the London Bridge terrorism attack, Julie Bishop has said. | Three Australians are believed to have been caught up in the London Bridge terrorism attack, Julie Bishop has said. |
| The foreign minister told ABC radio on Monday she had spoken to the father of an Australian woman who is recovering in hospital, while another who received stitches was on his way back home. | The foreign minister told ABC radio on Monday she had spoken to the father of an Australian woman who is recovering in hospital, while another who received stitches was on his way back home. |
| “We’re still making inquiries in respect to the circumstances of the third Australian,” Bishop said after speaking to the high commissioner in London, Alexander Downer. | “We’re still making inquiries in respect to the circumstances of the third Australian,” Bishop said after speaking to the high commissioner in London, Alexander Downer. |
| A Brisbane woman, Candice Hedge, 30, was badly wounded when she was slashed in the throat in Saturday’s deadly attack. She is recovering in St Thomas’s hospital in London. | A Brisbane woman, Candice Hedge, 30, was badly wounded when she was slashed in the throat in Saturday’s deadly attack. She is recovering in St Thomas’s hospital in London. |
| She posted on Facebook: “Hey everyone, just so you know im doing ok. Bit of pain but I will survive. Thanks for your thoughts and well wishes.” | She posted on Facebook: “Hey everyone, just so you know im doing ok. Bit of pain but I will survive. Thanks for your thoughts and well wishes.” |
| A witness to her attack said one of the terrorists had cut her throat while she was trying to hide under a table. | A witness to her attack said one of the terrorists had cut her throat while she was trying to hide under a table. |
| “The girl was bleeding massively, but she was conscious … there was a lot of blood, and it was clear on the neck, which was scary,” he told Channel Nine. | “The girl was bleeding massively, but she was conscious … there was a lot of blood, and it was clear on the neck, which was scary,” he told Channel Nine. |
| Hedge’s mother, Kim del Toro, told Fairfax Media her daughter had received emergency surgery but “she is going to be fine, thank goodness”. | Hedge’s mother, Kim del Toro, told Fairfax Media her daughter had received emergency surgery but “she is going to be fine, thank goodness”. |
| She said Hedge had been at the bar with her boyfriend, Luke, when “he heard some commotion out the front and went out to see what was going on”. | She said Hedge had been at the bar with her boyfriend, Luke, when “he heard some commotion out the front and went out to see what was going on”. |
| “He saw some men with knives coming toward them, and he ran back inside to see where Candice was.” | “He saw some men with knives coming toward them, and he ran back inside to see where Candice was.” |
| She said he had been unable to find her, and the police had yelled for everyone to stay down. He had then seen his girlfriend running towards him, holding her bleeding neck. | She said he had been unable to find her, and the police had yelled for everyone to stay down. He had then seen his girlfriend running towards him, holding her bleeding neck. |
| Del Toro said her daughter had been able to make a Skype call on Sunday morning. “She couldn’t speak, but I got to see her and she gave me the thumbs up, so I knew that she was OK.” | Del Toro said her daughter had been able to make a Skype call on Sunday morning. “She couldn’t speak, but I got to see her and she gave me the thumbs up, so I knew that she was OK.” |
| Also injured was Andrew Morrison, from Darwin. In a video posted on Reddit, Morrison, who had a blood-stained cloth wrapped around his neck, said he had been stabbed after leaving Belushi’s bar in London Bridge where he had been watching the Champions League final. | Also injured was Andrew Morrison, from Darwin. In a video posted on Reddit, Morrison, who had a blood-stained cloth wrapped around his neck, said he had been stabbed after leaving Belushi’s bar in London Bridge where he had been watching the Champions League final. |
| “All of a sudden this guy comes up with a knife … I push him off. I walk into a pub and say, ‘Someone help me, I’ve been stabbed,’” he said on the video. | “All of a sudden this guy comes up with a knife … I push him off. I walk into a pub and say, ‘Someone help me, I’ve been stabbed,’” he said on the video. |
| Morrison said he was reluctant to say it but said his attacker looked like “a Muslim terrorist”. | Morrison said he was reluctant to say it but said his attacker looked like “a Muslim terrorist”. |
| Morrison’s sister Katrina told the NT News the family was just happy he was safe. | Morrison’s sister Katrina told the NT News the family was just happy he was safe. |
| “Yes, my brother was involved,” she said. “We’re currently sorting out his flight home.” | “Yes, my brother was involved,” she said. “We’re currently sorting out his flight home.” |
| Seven people were killed and 48 wounded when three men launched the attack just after 10pm on Saturday local time. Police shot the three terrorists dead within eight minutes of the violence erupting. | Seven people were killed and 48 wounded when three men launched the attack just after 10pm on Saturday local time. Police shot the three terrorists dead within eight minutes of the violence erupting. |
| A New Zealander, Oliver Dowling, from Christchurch, was recovering from four hours of surgery after being stabbed in the face, neck and stomach. | A New Zealander, Oliver Dowling, from Christchurch, was recovering from four hours of surgery after being stabbed in the face, neck and stomach. |
| His sister Freddy posted on Facebook, the New Zealand Herald reported: “Doctors are very happy with how he’s come out the other side. A massive thank to the University of London Hospital for their tireless efforts in helping my brother out!!” | His sister Freddy posted on Facebook, the New Zealand Herald reported: “Doctors are very happy with how he’s come out the other side. A massive thank to the University of London Hospital for their tireless efforts in helping my brother out!!” |
| The 32-year-old’s girlfriend, Marie Bondeville, was also injured, she wrote: “Marie has been in surgery at another hospital but unfortunately we haven’t been able to find out how she is due to not being immediate family.” | The 32-year-old’s girlfriend, Marie Bondeville, was also injured, she wrote: “Marie has been in surgery at another hospital but unfortunately we haven’t been able to find out how she is due to not being immediate family.” |
| After speaking to her UK counterpart, Boris Johnson, Bishop said the attack which began on London Bridge on Saturday was an example of the new reality. | |
| “But we must never accept it,’ she said. “We both observed how this mindless savagery is striking into communities. It’s designed to shock, but the British are resolute in their determination to defeat Islamist terrorism.” | |
| Asked about the response of Theresa May – who insisted “enough is enough” – Bishop said the British prime minister was expressing the views of the people she serves. | |
| “The British people have been living with this for some time and I think prime minister May expressed the views of many British people,” she said. “Likewise in Australia, we will continue to do everything we can to keep Australians safe and to stamp out terrorism.” | |
| The former prime minster Tony Abbott said it was time for specialist military commandos to lead major counter-terrorism operations in Australia, and repeated his call for police to be given more shoot-to-kill powers. | |
| “In the case of multiple or complex terrorist incidents, as soon as that is established, the military should become the lead agency in terms of the operations,” Abbott told the Australian. | “In the case of multiple or complex terrorist incidents, as soon as that is established, the military should become the lead agency in terms of the operations,” Abbott told the Australian. |
| Too many senior officers in state police forces had bowed to “political correctness” in concerning themselves with a potential community backlash during terrorist attacks, he said. | Too many senior officers in state police forces had bowed to “political correctness” in concerning themselves with a potential community backlash during terrorist attacks, he said. |
| He said attackers who have “have come to kill us” should be dealt with as rapidly as possible, including by lawful “shoot to kill”. | He said attackers who have “have come to kill us” should be dealt with as rapidly as possible, including by lawful “shoot to kill”. |
| Abbott, who put a commando regiment on standby during the December 2014 Lindt cafe siege, is one of several Liberal MPs pushing for the Defence Act to be amended. | Abbott, who put a commando regiment on standby during the December 2014 Lindt cafe siege, is one of several Liberal MPs pushing for the Defence Act to be amended. |
| Bishop said the idea was already under review after the Lindt cafe siege. “The issue of defence support in national counter-terrorism arrangements is already being considered,” she told ABC radio. | Bishop said the idea was already under review after the Lindt cafe siege. “The issue of defence support in national counter-terrorism arrangements is already being considered,” she told ABC radio. |