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Seven people were killed and 48 injured after a terrorist attack in London. Three terrorists also died in the attack.
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Multiple terror attacks strike London
British police rushed to several incidents in central London on Saturday after a van ploughed into pedestrians on London Bridge and reports of multiple stabbings in the nearby Borough Market area.
What we know
- Terrorists carrying large knives drove a white van into pedestrians on London Bridge on Saturday night before heading to the busy restaurant area of Borough Market, where they slashed and stabbed patrons.
- Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick confirmed that seven victims are dead, as are the three men involved in the attack.
- London Ambulance Service has taken 48 people to five hospitals and treated scores of others for less serious injuries at the scene.
- Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says two Australians are "directly affected" by the attack: one is in hospital, but the condition of the second is unknown.
- One of the first officers on the scene was an on-duty British Transport Police officer, who responded to calls for help from the public coming from the London Bridge incident. He was stabbed, receiving serious but not life-threatening injuries to his head, face and leg. He is being treated in a London hospital.
- Police were called to London Bridge at 10.08pm, responding to reports of a vehicle crash with pedestrians.
- Shortly after, they responded to reports of stabbings in the Borough Market area.
- Met Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said the three attackers were shot dead within eight minutes of the first call. Around 50 bullets – which he said was an "unprecedented number" – were used on the three suspects.
- The attackers were wearing what looked like explosive devices – including canisters strapped to their bodies – but Assistant Commissioner Rowley says these were revealed to be hoaxes.
- At 12.25am, the incident was declared a terrorist attack.
- A Vauxhall stabbing initially thought to be part of the London Bridge and Borough Market attacks was unrelated, police say.
At 0025hrs 4/6/17 the incidents at #LondonBridge & #BoroughMarket were declared as terrorist incidents.
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) June 3, 2017
![Armed police on London Bridge.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606135226im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/j/w/z/1/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gwjwzq.png/1496597031463.jpg)
- There were reports of explosions near The Sun newspaper office, which is located in the Borough Market area, but The Sun reported they were controlled explosions.
- There are reports the men jumped from the van with 30-centimetre-long knives or machetes, slashing at passersby.
- Witnesses say the attackers tried to get inside restaurants and bars with knives in their hands and canisters strapped to their bodies. Patrons threw tables and chairs and pint glasses at the men to defend themselves.
- The BBC tweeted a photograph of a man with canisters strapped to his body on the ground with police.
Photo of suspected attacker shot by police , note cannisters wrapped around his body + other people on floor #LondonBridge #boroughmarket pic.twitter.com/4fpDw6XqvK
— Back the BBC (@back_the_BBC) June 4, 2017
![A London police officer clears people away from the area near London Bridge.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170606135226im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/j/x/0/8/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gwjwzq.png/1496597031463.jpg)
- London's Metropolitan Police issued a chilling tweet warning Londoners to "Run, Hide, Tell" if confronted by a dangerous person.
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#Londonbridge #boroughmarket #vauxhall pic.twitter.com/a7OciBEBjH
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) June 3, 2017 - Police were seen charging into The Blue Eyed Maid bar in Borough High Street.
- Police boats were searching the River Thames for anyone who may have fallen from the bridge.
- Federal Labor MP Sam Dastyari says he was at a restaurant near the attack and was evacuated past the "horrific events". He, like others in the busy restaurant area, was locked upstairs where he was dining. He was then escorted out by police.
London police are amazing.had us in lockdown then evacuated us past the site. Horrific scenes. (2of3)
— Sam Dastyari (@samdastyari) June 3, 2017
- Video has emerged of police yelling at restaurant and bar patrons to get under cover and hide.
- There is footage of Londoners leaving restaurants under police escort with their hands on their heads, while hotel guests were evacuated from their hotel rooms in their pyjamas.
- London Bridge underground station was been closed at the request of the police, as were the Network Rail stations of Waterloo East, Charing Cross and Cannon Street.
- British Prime Minister Theresa May proposed a review of counter-terrorism laws and vowed the election would go ahead as planned on Thursday.
- Mayor of London Sadiq Khan described the incident as a cowardly attack.
My statement on the cowardly terrorist attack in London tonight: https://t.co/PaGXogN60N
— Mayor of London (@MayorofLondon) June 4, 2017
Please continue to follow @metpoliceuk for updates pic.twitter.com/AcGaju2Svp
- The terrorist attack comes a little over two months after the Westminister Bridge attack in which four people were killed and more than 50 injured when Briton, Khalid Masood, 52, drove a car into pedestrians.
- On May 22, a suicide bombing was carried out at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena, killing 23 and injuring 116.