{"id":394100,"date":"2017-06-04T07:45:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T07:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/06\/04\/six-killed-in-london-terror-attack\/"},"modified":"2017-06-04T07:45:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T07:45:13","slug":"six-killed-in-london-terror-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/06\/04\/six-killed-in-london-terror-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Six killed in London terror attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/96336698_ambulance_getty.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Six people have been killed and at least 48 injured in a terror incident in London in which three male attackers were shot dead by police.<\/p>\n<p>A white van hit pedestrians on London Bridge at about 22:00 BST on Saturday before three men got out and stabbed people in nearby Borough Market.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the three men were wearing fake bomb vests.<\/p>\n<p>One of those hurt is a police officer who was stabbed after going to help. His injuries are not life-threatening.<\/p>\n<p>The Conservatives have suspended national general election campaigning and the prime minister will chair a meeting of the government\u2019s Cobra emergency committee later.<\/p>\n<p>Theresa May described Saturday night\u2019s events as \u201cdreadful\u201d, while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn called them \u201cbrutal and shocking\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>London Mayor Sadiq Khan said it was \u201ca deliberate and cowardly attack on innocent Londoners\u201d, but it remained the \u201csafest global city\u201d and Londoners would not be cowed by terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>More than 80 medics were sent to the scene and the injured, some of them critical, are now being treated in five hospitals across the capital.<\/p>\n<p>Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said it was currently believed there were only three attackers involved and the explosive vests they were wearing were \u201choaxes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are treating this as a terrorist incident and a full investigation is already under way,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>It is the third terror attack in the UK in three months following the car and knife attack in Westminster in March, which left five people dead, and the Manchester bombing less than two weeks ago, in which 22 people were killed.<\/p>\n<p>The Met Police has set up a casualty bureau on 0800 096 1233 and 020 7158 0197 for people concerned about friends or relatives who may be affected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Very aggressive\u2019<\/strong><br \/>BBC reporter Holly Jones, who was on the bridge at the time of the attack, said the van was \u201cprobably travelling at about 50 miles an hour\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe swerved right round me and then hit about five or six people. He hit about two people in front of me and then three behind,\u201d Ms Jones told the BBC News Channel.<\/p>\n<p>Another eyewitness, Robbie, was sitting in a taxi opposite the Barrowboy and Banker pub on London Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw about 20 or 30 people rushing to get back into the pub and five seconds later a big white van came screeching down the pavement,\u201d he told BBC Radio 5 live.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo or three people jumped out. Initially, I thought it was a road traffic incident and the people had jumped out to see if anyone was injured, but I could tell immediately, they looked very aggressive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His friend Josh was coming out of the pub a few seconds later and saw people running up to the bridge from Borough Market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA chap ran up and I heard him shout, \u2018He\u2019s got a knife, he\u2019s stabbing people.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another witness Gerard told the BBC: \u201cThey were running up shouting, \u2018This is for Allah.\u2019 They stabbed this girl maybe 10 times, 15 times. She was going, \u2018Help me, help me.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gerard said he chased the attackers, who were running into pubs and bars, and threw bottles, chairs and other items to try to stop them.<\/p>\n<p>Gunshots were heard in the area while one social media user posted a photograph appearing to show one of the attackers lying on the ground outside a pub in the food market, with what police now say was a fake bomb vest strapped to his body.<\/p>\n<p>A bomb disposal team was later called to Borough Market and local residents told to leave their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitness Will Orton was also in a pub close to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t really know what was going on,\u201d he said. \u201cWe thought maybe there was a fight or something outside. And then there were almost hundreds of people coming inside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bouncers did a really good job, they shut the doors and locked everyone in. There was panic \u2013 it seemed like it was literally outside the door.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vilwar Hussein helped carry the injured police officer to nearby Guy\u2019s hospital and recalled seeing a wound in his chest \u201cand blood everywhere\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Vilwar said he saw the white van perform an illegal U-turn on London Bridge before driving back southwards along the pavement.<\/p>\n<p>Transport for London (TfL) said London Bridge had been closed in both directions, while neighbouring Southwark Bridge has also been shut.<\/p>\n<p>TfL said there were further closures in Borough High Street, while on the north side of the river, road closures included Lower Thames Street.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quicksense.net\/ --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six people have been killed and at least 48 injured in a terror incident in London in which three male attackers were shot dead by police. 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