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| London attack: Isis claims responsibility, as first victim is named – latest updates | London attack: Isis claims responsibility, as first victim is named – latest updates |
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| 9.40am BST | |
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| Four police officers injured | |
| Four police officers were injured in Saturday night’s attack, including two on-duty Metropolitan officers, Scotland Yard has announced. | |
| One of those injured was a British Transport officer who was stabbed in the head as he he tried to foil the attack. Another was a an off duty Met officer, who remains in hospital in a serious condition. | |
| The further two Met officers were hurt while on duty. One a plain clothes officer who received stitches to a head injury and a uniformed officer received an injury to his arm. | |
| 9.33am BST | |
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| New barriers have been put up on Westminster Bridge to separate pedestrians from vehicles. | |
| 9.15am BST | |
| 09:15 | |
| Theresa May’s “enough is enough” response to the attack risks making the extremist threat worse, according Richard Barrett a former director of global counter-terrorism at MI6. | |
| Writing for the Guardian he says: | |
| The prime minister must be careful in equating terrorism with Islamist extremism. Whatever comment she added about the true values of Islam, this juxtaposition of terms is too simple a description for such a complex phenomenon: May’s use of words plays to the binary division that terrorists try to create between Muslims and the rest. In talking to officials in Muslim-majority countries about common approaches to terrorism, or to individual Muslims about defeating the terrorist narrative, I have almost always found criticism of the way the west approaches the problem in two areas. | |
| First, officials complain that western governments tolerate extremist speech directed against these Muslim-majority countries because it does not contravene the law and falls under freedom of expression. This may be true, but it is totally defensible. The protection of individual freedoms, and the rule of law, are fundamental to a healthy and united society. | |
| Second, they complain that western counter-terrorist policies in conflict zones are often counterproductive, especially when bombs and drones kill civilians. This is also true, but is far less defensible. Military action is not an appropriate response to the terror threat unless it forms part of a far wider strategy that takes into account the various drivers of extremism. The strategic counter-terrorist objectives of our military involvement in Syria are as obscure as they were in Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan. | |
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| Sam Jones | Sam Jones |
| Spanish authorities said on Monday that they were still trying to find Ignacio Echeverría, a 39-year-old Spaniard who has not been seen since the attack on Saturday night. | Spanish authorities said on Monday that they were still trying to find Ignacio Echeverría, a 39-year-old Spaniard who has not been seen since the attack on Saturday night. |
| Echeverría, who lives in London, had apparently been skateboarding in a park with friends when he stopped to help a woman who had been injured in the atrocity. His family have put out an appeal on Facebook, but is still awaiting news. | Echeverría, who lives in London, had apparently been skateboarding in a park with friends when he stopped to help a woman who had been injured in the atrocity. His family have put out an appeal on Facebook, but is still awaiting news. |
| “The embassy and the consulate are in permanent contact with the family and with the British authorities and are giving them all the help they can,” a spokesman for Spain’s foreign ministry told the Guardian. | “The embassy and the consulate are in permanent contact with the family and with the British authorities and are giving them all the help they can,” a spokesman for Spain’s foreign ministry told the Guardian. |
| “But there is still no news for the moment.” | “But there is still no news for the moment.” |
| Spain’s interior minister, Juan Ignacio Zoido, told the Cadena Ser radio station that Echeverría “could be among” those who were injured in the attack and who were still being treated in hospital. | Spain’s interior minister, Juan Ignacio Zoido, told the Cadena Ser radio station that Echeverría “could be among” those who were injured in the attack and who were still being treated in hospital. |
| Some reports suggested he may have been wounded after using his skateboard to try to defend the woman he was trying to help. Echeverría was wearing blue jeans, a dark top and Vans trainers and has a small scar over one eyebrow. His family think he may not have had ID on him as he had been skateboarding. | Some reports suggested he may have been wounded after using his skateboard to try to defend the woman he was trying to help. Echeverría was wearing blue jeans, a dark top and Vans trainers and has a small scar over one eyebrow. His family think he may not have had ID on him as he had been skateboarding. |
| Echeverría’s brother Joaquín, who is using Facebook to appeal for information, said the family had been asked for his fingerprints, adding: “That’s not a good sign.”Echeverría is from the municipality of Las Rozas in Madrid and works for HSBC in London. | Echeverría’s brother Joaquín, who is using Facebook to appeal for information, said the family had been asked for his fingerprints, adding: “That’s not a good sign.”Echeverría is from the municipality of Las Rozas in Madrid and works for HSBC in London. |
| The Spanish interior minister, Juan Ignacio Zoido, said another Spaniard had been injured in the attacks but was recovering well from wounds to his chest, wrist and leg, adding: “He wants to get better as soon as possible as he’s got an exam to take.” | The Spanish interior minister, Juan Ignacio Zoido, said another Spaniard had been injured in the attacks but was recovering well from wounds to his chest, wrist and leg, adding: “He wants to get better as soon as possible as he’s got an exam to take.” |
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| Helena Smith | Helena Smith |
| The Greek embassy has confirmed that a London-based Greek citizen was also among those injured in the attack saying the young man has been operated on after being knifed in the kidney. | The Greek embassy has confirmed that a London-based Greek citizen was also among those injured in the attack saying the young man has been operated on after being knifed in the kidney. |
| “He sustained head injuries and was stabbed in the kidney but has been operated on and is in stable condition, out of danger,” Alexis Georgiadis, a spokesman at the Greek embassy, told the Guardian. “I have just spoken with his father and our ambassador will be visiting him today.” | “He sustained head injuries and was stabbed in the kidney but has been operated on and is in stable condition, out of danger,” Alexis Georgiadis, a spokesman at the Greek embassy, told the Guardian. “I have just spoken with his father and our ambassador will be visiting him today.” |
| The wounded man had moved to London, like so many of his compatriots, at the height of Greece’s economic crisis in 2011. | The wounded man had moved to London, like so many of his compatriots, at the height of Greece’s economic crisis in 2011. |
| At least two videos shot in the chaotic aftermath of Saturday’s attack have featured a man in a pub describing over the phone in Greek how he is bleeding after being stabbed. One of the videos, aired by the Sun, alerted authorities that a Greek was among those injured. | At least two videos shot in the chaotic aftermath of Saturday’s attack have featured a man in a pub describing over the phone in Greek how he is bleeding after being stabbed. One of the videos, aired by the Sun, alerted authorities that a Greek was among those injured. |
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| Police vans were parked outside a car repair shop on the Ripple Road section of the A13 in Dagenham in east London. | Police vans were parked outside a car repair shop on the Ripple Road section of the A13 in Dagenham in east London. |
| James Bateman, who lives at the other side of the road, told PA: “At about 4am, after the large bang, I looked outside the window after being woken up and I saw about a dozen armed police officers going to and from an unmarked van.” | James Bateman, who lives at the other side of the road, told PA: “At about 4am, after the large bang, I looked outside the window after being woken up and I saw about a dozen armed police officers going to and from an unmarked van.” |
| He said they were wearing “full gear”, adding: “The first bang was nothing like I’d heard before.” | He said they were wearing “full gear”, adding: “The first bang was nothing like I’d heard before.” |
| Bateman said the bangs that followed were not as loud but sounded “the equivalent” of gunshots. | Bateman said the bangs that followed were not as loud but sounded “the equivalent” of gunshots. |
| He said he thought it was more like a business address than a property where people lived. Officers were standing guard in front of the property. | He said he thought it was more like a business address than a property where people lived. Officers were standing guard in front of the property. |
| Police still on guard outside Dagenham property raided as part of London Bridge attack investigation. Detailed search underway inside pic.twitter.com/dPFv1GD8BH | Police still on guard outside Dagenham property raided as part of London Bridge attack investigation. Detailed search underway inside pic.twitter.com/dPFv1GD8BH |
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| Steve Hilton, who was director of strategy in Number 10 from 2010 until 2012 and who was a close friend of David Cameron’s until they fell out over the EU referendum (Hilton backed leave), has said Theresa May should resign because she was home secretary when the terror threat escalated. | Steve Hilton, who was director of strategy in Number 10 from 2010 until 2012 and who was a close friend of David Cameron’s until they fell out over the EU referendum (Hilton backed leave), has said Theresa May should resign because she was home secretary when the terror threat escalated. |
| i am so sick of Theresa May blaming others for terror when the system she presided over has obviously failed so lamentably @NextRevFNC pic.twitter.com/ALo2idz9ym | i am so sick of Theresa May blaming others for terror when the system she presided over has obviously failed so lamentably @NextRevFNC pic.twitter.com/ALo2idz9ym |
| Theresa May responsible for security failures of London Bridge, Manchester, Westminster Bridge. Should be resigning not seeking re-election pic.twitter.com/2o0odey2BQ | Theresa May responsible for security failures of London Bridge, Manchester, Westminster Bridge. Should be resigning not seeking re-election pic.twitter.com/2o0odey2BQ |
| Theresa May blame-shifting again. her spin doctors attack MI5, but she was in charge of them for years... pic.twitter.com/nlmOmuqfO8 | Theresa May blame-shifting again. her spin doctors attack MI5, but she was in charge of them for years... pic.twitter.com/nlmOmuqfO8 |
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| Damien Gayle | Damien Gayle |
| A London Bridge businessman, who asked not to be named, said police had allowed him inside the cordon to check on his offices. | A London Bridge businessman, who asked not to be named, said police had allowed him inside the cordon to check on his offices. |
| He described the scene as like “life had ceased.” | He described the scene as like “life had ceased.” |
| “No one’s touched a thing – just ready for forensics, it just feels. There’s medical equipment on the floor and stuff like that. | “No one’s touched a thing – just ready for forensics, it just feels. There’s medical equipment on the floor and stuff like that. |
| “We work next door to the restaurant where a lot of the people were treated, just on Thrale Street.” | “We work next door to the restaurant where a lot of the people were treated, just on Thrale Street.” |
| His colleague interjected, describing how medical kits were littered across the street, chairs had been scattered throughout the area and half drunk drinks abandoned. The businessman said he and his colleagues were regulars at the Wheatsheaf pub, where the attackers with knives set about patrons. | His colleague interjected, describing how medical kits were littered across the street, chairs had been scattered throughout the area and half drunk drinks abandoned. The businessman said he and his colleagues were regulars at the Wheatsheaf pub, where the attackers with knives set about patrons. |
| “We’re there two or three nights a week, and we’re there every single day – but don’t tell our wives that.” | “We’re there two or three nights a week, and we’re there every single day – but don’t tell our wives that.” |
| It is striking how few overtly armed police there are around the Borough Market cordon this morning. The only two I’ve seen so far have stationed just behind the cordon across Borough High Street, where the world’s media are assembled. | It is striking how few overtly armed police there are around the Borough Market cordon this morning. The only two I’ve seen so far have stationed just behind the cordon across Borough High Street, where the world’s media are assembled. |
| I asked a constable why officers were stationed there, where there seemed little need for them. “You’ll have to find someone paid considerably more than me to tell you,” he said. | I asked a constable why officers were stationed there, where there seemed little need for them. “You’ll have to find someone paid considerably more than me to tell you,” he said. |
| He would not comment on a suggestion that they were there for the benefit of cameras, but smiled. | He would not comment on a suggestion that they were there for the benefit of cameras, but smiled. |
| Literally the only armed police I've seen around #londonbridge. They appear to be posing for the cameras pic.twitter.com/VYJOKpvPBT | Literally the only armed police I've seen around #londonbridge. They appear to be posing for the cameras pic.twitter.com/VYJOKpvPBT |
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| Peter Walker | Peter Walker |
| Karen Bradley, the culture secretary, appeared to accept that the numbers of armed officers had fallen amid more general cutbacks to the police amid austerity after 2010. | Karen Bradley, the culture secretary, appeared to accept that the numbers of armed officers had fallen amid more general cutbacks to the police amid austerity after 2010. |
| “We’ve seen reductions in police officers across the board, we had to take difficult decisions in 2010 when we came into office when as you remember, there was no money,” she told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. “All parties at that time agreed there needed to be cuts.” | “We’ve seen reductions in police officers across the board, we had to take difficult decisions in 2010 when we came into office when as you remember, there was no money,” she told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. “All parties at that time agreed there needed to be cuts.” |
| She added: “It’s not just about numbers, it’s about powers, it’s about making sure the police have the powers they need.” | She added: “It’s not just about numbers, it’s about powers, it’s about making sure the police have the powers they need.” |
| Asked about reports that a report into the foreign funding of UK Islamist groups might not be published, in part because it focuses on Saudi Arabia, Bradley said the report was not completed and no decisions had been made. | Asked about reports that a report into the foreign funding of UK Islamist groups might not be published, in part because it focuses on Saudi Arabia, Bradley said the report was not completed and no decisions had been made. |
| “The important point is we work with our partners and allies, and we save far more lives by working together,” she said. | “The important point is we work with our partners and allies, and we save far more lives by working together,” she said. |
| “We have, through all our diplomatic relations, honest conversations with our friends. But we need to work with our friends and with our allies to make sure we share intelligence.” | “We have, through all our diplomatic relations, honest conversations with our friends. But we need to work with our friends and with our allies to make sure we share intelligence.” |
| She added: “To suggest we’re not taking terrorist financing seriously is simply ridiculous.” | She added: “To suggest we’re not taking terrorist financing seriously is simply ridiculous.” |
| Bradley had nothing concrete to add to May’s suggestion that more would be done to combat extremism on the internet, saying: “We’ve been clear for some that there cannot be safe spaces for people to operate on the internet and promote radicalisation.” | Bradley had nothing concrete to add to May’s suggestion that more would be done to combat extremism on the internet, saying: “We’ve been clear for some that there cannot be safe spaces for people to operate on the internet and promote radicalisation.” |
| Quizzed about whether this meant demanding a halt to end-to-end web encryption, Bradley said only that authorities would seek “access to information as required”. | Quizzed about whether this meant demanding a halt to end-to-end web encryption, Bradley said only that authorities would seek “access to information as required”. |
| She said: “That’s why we want to work with the internet companies, we want to work with those companies and individuals who develop the apps, develop the technology, so that they can help us to find the radicalisation.” | She said: “That’s why we want to work with the internet companies, we want to work with those companies and individuals who develop the apps, develop the technology, so that they can help us to find the radicalisation.” |
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| Cressida Dick also said that there was “an international dimension” to the changing terrorist threat facing the UK, but the majority of recent attacks and plots have been domestic in focus. | Cressida Dick also said that there was “an international dimension” to the changing terrorist threat facing the UK, but the majority of recent attacks and plots have been domestic in focus. |
| She told Today: | She told Today: |
| At the moment we seem to be facing a threat that is posed by people [with] largely a domestic focus although there are some international dimensions. We are dealing with people who appear very volatile, very unstable many of them. People who are prepared to use low-tech methods and sometimes go from thinking about the idea to carrying out an attack in a very short space of time. So this is very, very challenging. | At the moment we seem to be facing a threat that is posed by people [with] largely a domestic focus although there are some international dimensions. We are dealing with people who appear very volatile, very unstable many of them. People who are prepared to use low-tech methods and sometimes go from thinking about the idea to carrying out an attack in a very short space of time. So this is very, very challenging. |
| Asked about the foreign dimension, Dick added: | Asked about the foreign dimension, Dick added: |
| “All the recent attacks I think have primarily a domestic centre of gravity. In the five that we have foiled and these three recent attacks, in some of them, there are undoubtedly international dimensions. We will always be looking to see if anything has been directed from overseas but, I would say, the majority of the threat that we are facing at the moment does not appear to be directed from overseas. | “All the recent attacks I think have primarily a domestic centre of gravity. In the five that we have foiled and these three recent attacks, in some of them, there are undoubtedly international dimensions. We will always be looking to see if anything has been directed from overseas but, I would say, the majority of the threat that we are facing at the moment does not appear to be directed from overseas. |
| Dick added that some of the attacks and plots appeared to be copycat in nature. | Dick added that some of the attacks and plots appeared to be copycat in nature. |
| We are looking at thousands of subjects of interest. | We are looking at thousands of subjects of interest. |
| The rhetoric coming from Daesh [Islamic State] and other organisations has been to encourage people to take action into their own hands to use low-tech methods and undoubtedly when people see something which appears from their perverted point of view to be successful, some people will be inspired by that. So that is a possibility. | The rhetoric coming from Daesh [Islamic State] and other organisations has been to encourage people to take action into their own hands to use low-tech methods and undoubtedly when people see something which appears from their perverted point of view to be successful, some people will be inspired by that. So that is a possibility. |
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