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| London Bridge terror incident: suspect shot dead by police after five injured | |
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| Officers say circumstances are unclear but incident being treated as if terrorism-related | Officers say circumstances are unclear but incident being treated as if terrorism-related |
| Police have shot a suspect after five people were injured in a stabbing incident near London Bridge. | Police have shot a suspect after five people were injured in a stabbing incident near London Bridge. |
| The Metropolitan police said the circumstances were unclear but that the incident was being treated “as though it is terror-related”. | The Metropolitan police said the circumstances were unclear but that the incident was being treated “as though it is terror-related”. |
| Police said they were called to a stabbing at premises near the bridge shortly before 2pm on Friday. | Police said they were called to a stabbing at premises near the bridge shortly before 2pm on Friday. |
| Graphic footage posted on social media showed armed officers apparently pulling civilians off a person lying on the ground on the bridge before firing at him from close range. | Graphic footage posted on social media showed armed officers apparently pulling civilians off a person lying on the ground on the bridge before firing at him from close range. |
| Station staff at Monument underground station nearby confirmed that five people had been injured in the attack. The tube station was closed off as armed police investigated. | Station staff at Monument underground station nearby confirmed that five people had been injured in the attack. The tube station was closed off as armed police investigated. |
| Scotland Yard counter-terrorism command is understood to be monitoring developments. It is understood the incident is considered to have ended. | Scotland Yard counter-terrorism command is understood to be monitoring developments. It is understood the incident is considered to have ended. |
| The national terrorist level was lowered from “severe” to “substantial” earlier this month. | The national terrorist level was lowered from “severe” to “substantial” earlier this month. |
| Police evacuated London Bridge station and surrounding areas, while mainline trains were not stopping at the station, a major transport hub for the capital. | Police evacuated London Bridge station and surrounding areas, while mainline trains were not stopping at the station, a major transport hub for the capital. |
| London ambulance service said it had declared a major incident and had a number of crews at the scene. | London ambulance service said it had declared a major incident and had a number of crews at the scene. |
| In 2017, eight people were killed when terrorists drove a van into crowds crossing London Bridge before attacking others with knives on the bridge and in neighbouring pubs and restaurants. | In 2017, eight people were killed when terrorists drove a van into crowds crossing London Bridge before attacking others with knives on the bridge and in neighbouring pubs and restaurants. |
| The three Islamist terrorists in that incident were shot dead by armed police and were found to be wearing fake suicide vests. | The three Islamist terrorists in that incident were shot dead by armed police and were found to be wearing fake suicide vests. |
| More details soon … | More details soon … |