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| London Bridge: attacker known to police and wearing electronic tag – live updates | |
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| Police say two people have been killed and three people injured by a man wearing a fake suicide vest, who was shot by officers at the scene | Police say two people have been killed and three people injured by a man wearing a fake suicide vest, who was shot by officers at the scene |
| One of the bystanders who helped restrain the attacker was armed with a five-foot narwhal tusk. Amy Coop, a writer and director who was in Fishmongers’ Hall when the attack occurred, said the man took the tusk from the wall. | |
| Footage of the attacker being tackled to the ground shows a man holding a long white pole, which Coop identified as the tusk. | |
| The attacker is understood to have been wearing an electronic tag when he staged the attack after being released from prison for terrorism related offences. | |
| He was known to the authorities at MI5 and police because of his previous conviction, sources confirm. | |
| Thomas Gray said he was among those members of the public who helped tackle the attacker on London Bridge. He told ITV News: | Thomas Gray said he was among those members of the public who helped tackle the attacker on London Bridge. He told ITV News: |
| The prime minister has described the deaths of two members of the public at London Bridge as “heartbreaking” and said there would be an “enhanced” police presence on the streets following the attack. | The prime minister has described the deaths of two members of the public at London Bridge as “heartbreaking” and said there would be an “enhanced” police presence on the streets following the attack. |
| Johnson said he had “long argued” that it is a “mistake to allow serious and violent criminals to come out of prison early and it is very important that we get out of that habit and that we enforce the appropriate sentences for dangerous criminals, especially for terrorists, that I think the public will want to see”. | Johnson said he had “long argued” that it is a “mistake to allow serious and violent criminals to come out of prison early and it is very important that we get out of that habit and that we enforce the appropriate sentences for dangerous criminals, especially for terrorists, that I think the public will want to see”. |
| Speaking in Downing Street ahead of the Cobra meeting, Johnson declined to say whether the individual was known to the security services or the police before the incident took place. On the election campaign, he said: | Speaking in Downing Street ahead of the Cobra meeting, Johnson declined to say whether the individual was known to the security services or the police before the incident took place. On the election campaign, he said: |
| Johnson added: | Johnson added: |
| A British Red Cross spokesman has said: | A British Red Cross spokesman has said: |
| Simon Stevens, the NHS chief executive, has just released this statement on the conditions of the three people being treated in hospital: | Simon Stevens, the NHS chief executive, has just released this statement on the conditions of the three people being treated in hospital: |
| The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has released an updated statement following Scotland Yard’s briefing earlier this evening (see: 8.16pm). | The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has released an updated statement following Scotland Yard’s briefing earlier this evening (see: 8.16pm). |
| Here’s the full text of Cressida Dick’s statement: | Here’s the full text of Cressida Dick’s statement: |
| Police have asked anyone with information that could assist with their investigation to call the anti-terrorist hotline: 0800 789 321. | Police have asked anyone with information that could assist with their investigation to call the anti-terrorist hotline: 0800 789 321. |
| One other update: Dick was unable to say whether or not the suspect was known to police, telling reporters only: “This is a very fast moving, dynamic investigation, we will keep you updated.” | One other update: Dick was unable to say whether or not the suspect was known to police, telling reporters only: “This is a very fast moving, dynamic investigation, we will keep you updated.” |
| That concludes the Met commissioner’s statement; the main update of which seems to be confirmation of the numbers of people affected. To recap, Dick said two people died and three more are being treated in hospital. | That concludes the Met commissioner’s statement; the main update of which seems to be confirmation of the numbers of people affected. To recap, Dick said two people died and three more are being treated in hospital. |
| The Met commissioner says more armed police will patrol and, as part of Scotland Yard’s efforts to work out if anyone else was involved, cordons will remain for some time. | The Met commissioner says more armed police will patrol and, as part of Scotland Yard’s efforts to work out if anyone else was involved, cordons will remain for some time. |
| Dick says she met the prime minister, the home secretary and London’s mayor and the police are working with the government. | Dick says she met the prime minister, the home secretary and London’s mayor and the police are working with the government. |
| She reaffirms that the attack is being treated as a terror incident and asks for the public’s help in combating it. Dick says the ideology behind terrorism will never succeed. | She reaffirms that the attack is being treated as a terror incident and asks for the public’s help in combating it. Dick says the ideology behind terrorism will never succeed. |
| Taking questions, she says she’s unable to provide any updates on the conditions of those in hospital and she says she cannot confirm anything about the identities of those who died, adding that confirming identities is a priority for the police. | Taking questions, she says she’s unable to provide any updates on the conditions of those in hospital and she says she cannot confirm anything about the identities of those who died, adding that confirming identities is a priority for the police. |
| Dick says officers were called at 1.58pm and had confronted the attacker within five minutes. She asks anyone worried about a loved-one to try to get in touch with them and, if they cannot, to contact the police. | Dick says officers were called at 1.58pm and had confronted the attacker within five minutes. She asks anyone worried about a loved-one to try to get in touch with them and, if they cannot, to contact the police. |
| She pays tribute to the emergency services who responded and to the bystanders who intervened and then followed the instructions they were given by police, saying it assists officers “more than you can know”. | She pays tribute to the emergency services who responded and to the bystanders who intervened and then followed the instructions they were given by police, saying it assists officers “more than you can know”. |
| Cressida Dick is speaking now. She confirms that two people died in the attack and three more are being treated in hospital. | Cressida Dick is speaking now. She confirms that two people died in the attack and three more are being treated in hospital. |
| The suspect was also shot dead by the police. | The suspect was also shot dead by the police. |
| The Met police commissioner, Cressida Dick, will give a statement outside New Scotland Yard in about 10 minutes, police say. | The Met police commissioner, Cressida Dick, will give a statement outside New Scotland Yard in about 10 minutes, police say. |
| The London Ambulance Service says it took three people to hospital after today’s incident. | The London Ambulance Service says it took three people to hospital after today’s incident. |
| It’s worth noting that the number of people injured could be greater because officials are not yet able to rule out the possibility that some people made their own way to hospital. | It’s worth noting that the number of people injured could be greater because officials are not yet able to rule out the possibility that some people made their own way to hospital. |
| The prime minister will chair a meeting of the government’s emergency committee – known as Cobra – at 9.30pm, a Downing Street spokesman has said. | The prime minister will chair a meeting of the government’s emergency committee – known as Cobra – at 9.30pm, a Downing Street spokesman has said. |
| A faked tweet made to look like it came from the account of Jeremy Corbyn has been circulating online. | A faked tweet made to look like it came from the account of Jeremy Corbyn has been circulating online. |
| In the mocked-up screengrab, which we will not disseminate any further, it is made to appear as if the Labour leader expressed sympathy for the suspect, who was shot dead by the police, rather than for the victims of the terror attack. | In the mocked-up screengrab, which we will not disseminate any further, it is made to appear as if the Labour leader expressed sympathy for the suspect, who was shot dead by the police, rather than for the victims of the terror attack. |
| No such tweet every existed. Corbyn’s real statement following the attack can be read here. | No such tweet every existed. Corbyn’s real statement following the attack can be read here. |