Another terror attack on London bridge

2 people dead, suspect shot. Had fake explosives.

General public helped the police tackling the suspect to stop further attacks (knowing he had an explosive suit on) and removing the knife from a distance while the police held down and eventually shot the suspect.

Footage online, can't post it here obviously.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news

Two killed in London Bridge attack and suspect shot dead

The suspect was believed to have been wearing a hoax explosive device. Police have declared the attack a terrorist incident.

Summary

1. Two members of the public have been killed, Whitehall sources say
2. A man suspected of being behind a stabbing attack has been shot dead by police on London Bridge
3. Scotland Yard says the suspect is believed to have been wearing a "hoax explosive device"
4. Police say they are treating the events as a terrorist incident
5. Officers say they were called to a stabbing at premises near the bridge at 14:00 GMT
6. Some roads and stations close to the bridge remain closed although London Bridge station has reopened
7. London Bridge was the scene of a lorry and stabbing attack in 2017

Hoax explosive device. My first impression is this was more about creating fear than anything. And ending up as a martyr...

so when do the anti-police protests start? you know, the "he didnt have a gun, why didnt they shoot the knife out of his hands like in the movies and tackle him" crap

Because they couldn't risk the bombs being real.

The media gets off on this sh*t so much... it's so pathetic.

of course not, but when have details like that stopped people before?

You're the first suggesting that actually...……….

If we go to war over terrorist attack, the terrorists win.

The terror suspect shot dead on London Bridge has been named as 28-year-old Usman Khan.

The 28-year-old was convicted in 2012 for terrorism offences and released from prison in December 2018 on licence, Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said.

The Commissioner said Usman Khan had been living in the Staffordshire area and officers were searching the address.

He added police were "not actively seeking anyone else" over the attack.

He also confirmed the victims who were killed were a man and woman while the three people who were taken to hospital included a man and two women.

In a statement, Mr Basu said: "The investigation into the attack near London Bridge continues at a pace.

"Whilst we are still in the early stages of the investigation, at this time we are not actively seeking anyone else in relation to the attack.

Truly horrible stuff. I used to get off at Waterloo East and walk via London Bridge to my office in summer.

To be fair, most outlets have been very careful in what conclusions they're drawing. There was another bout of stabbing attacks today, barely metres from the Dutch parliament, in the Hague. The media that I've seen has made little to no suggestion that those attacks might have been politically motivated.

We should ban guns. Lol nobody gets stabbed! Bad argument!

@sancho_panzer: Hmmm fair enough. Most media outlets aren't that careful though... it's all about creating fear and drama because that attracts eyeballs and they can advertise sh*t.

Now been declared as a terror incident.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7740617/Hero-bystander-confronted-London-Bridge-terrorist-5ft-narwhal-tusk.html

How hero bystander confronted the London Bridge terrorist with a 5ft NARWHAL tusk he pulled of the wall of Fishmongers' Hall where killer began his knife rampage that left two dead

@uninspiredcup said:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7740617/Hero-bystander-confronted-London-Bridge-terrorist-5ft-narwhal-tusk.html

How hero bystander confronted the London Bridge terrorist with a 5ft NARWHAL tusk he pulled of the wall of Fishmongers' Hall where killer began his knife rampage that left two dead

Just feels so uniquely British. You can imagine the scene in the pub later... "So I grabbed a Narwhal tusk and..."

The hero was previously in jail for cutting a woman's throat? If true then reality is better than fiction.

@n64dd: Tragically, two people died. Thankfully guns aren't readily available otherwise there would have been more deaths. That's argument enough for me...

Besides, we don't need them....we have narwhal tusks and fire extinguishers!

@sealionact: i’ll concede to the norwal tusks.