London Bridge attack – New close footage shows moment armed cops gun down terrorist on knife rampage which killed two
THIS new close footage shows the dramatic moment hero cops gunned down a terrorist who killed two people and injured at least 10 more in a knife rampage on London Bridge today.
Armed officers circled the terrorist and aimed their weapons at him after bystanders tackled the suspect to the ground and grabbed his knife.
As officers cried “get back, get back”, the suspect, who was wearing a fake suicide vest, was then shot twice at point-blank range.
Pictures from the scene showed a second large knife lying next to the suspect’s body.
Another bystander could be seen carrying a large kitchen knife away from the scene.
Two members of the public have been killed, Whitehall sources have told the BBC. At least 10 more were injured.
London Bridge and Borough market were the scene of a terror attack in 2017, when eight victims were killed along with the three terrorists, who were also wearing fake suicide vests and armed with knives.
The members of the public who intervened have been widely praised, with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan hailing their “breathtaking heroism” and Prime Minister Boris Johnson their “extraordinary bravery”.
Witnesses described a scene of panic around London Bridge today.
Cecilia Sodero was on the top deck of a bus going over London Bridge when she heard shots and saw a man lying on the ground with a “very scary device, like a bomb device”.
She told Sky News: “I was like OK, this is unusual, so me and the other passengers started looking outside, to see what’s going on, and we saw like six people holding someone on the floor.
“At some point someone says ‘oh, he has a knife’, and we were like, oh my gosh, this guy is supposed to stab someone and people was running away.
“The police officers finally they removed the knife. But then what happened is when they shot the guy, the guy is still alive, and they shoot and he’s trying to pull the black jacket off so I was able to see the vest that he was wearing.
“And it seems like a very scary device, like a bomb device, at that point we just ran away from the bus, crossing the bridge in the other direction.
“The whole thing was very scary to be honest.”
‘BANG, BANG’
Guy Lawrence, 48, said he saw a man running out of a building, believed to be Fishmongers’ Hall, armed with two kitchen knives with 20cm blades.
He claimed one member of the public was seen running after the terrorist, one armed with a 6ft stick and another with a fire extinguisher.
He told The Times: “I saw all traffic stopped in front of me. I heard shooting — there was an attack. And I saw a guy on the floor. I heard two shots: bang, bang.
“Police were running towards us and they told us to get out and run.”
Terrified witness Karen Bosch told the BBC: “I was on the bus coming southbound over London Bridge we just pulled away from the bus stop when the bus came to a sudden stop, because there were people running across the bridge into the road, sort of looking over their shoulders and filming behind them.
“It looked like there was a fight going on…people tussling with each other. And then you realise it was police wrestling with one tall bearded man.
“I had my baby with me, so I moved her behind the stairwell to be safe. Then there was a two shots or two loud pops, I think they were gunshots. And I also saw a spent Taser.
“And then the guy was lying on the floor. He then pulled his coat back, which showed that he had some sort of vest underneath.”
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Today’s incident comes weeks after the UK’s terrorism threat level was downgraded.
The threat level was lowered on November 4 to “substantial” from “severe”, meaning attacks were thought to be “likely” rather than “highly likely”.
