Police confirm that two civilians are killed in Friday’s attack on the London Bridge. The perpetrator is also dead.
the Perpetrator behind a knivangreb on London Bridge was on Friday afternoon shot and killed by armed police.
It informs Neil Basu, spokesman from the british antiterrorkorps at a press briefing.
– A male suspect has been shot by the police. I can confirm that he died on the spot, he says.
the British police got a review on a knivangreb at London Bridge at 14.58 local time.
the Police report that the perpetrator had hurt more before he was overpowered and shot by police officers.
on Friday evening a spokesman for the London police, two civilians have lost their lives in Friday’s attack.
three More are treated for their injuries at the hospital.
the Perpetrator’s motive is yet unknown. But according to Neil Basu termed the episode as “terrorrelateret”.
Several british media have quoted witnesses as saying that the perpetrator apparently wore a bombevest during the episode.
the Police inform on Friday afternoon that the west was a dummy.
– because of reports that the suspect might have an explosive, was also summoned specialists to the site, and we have blocked off a large area in order to ensure that the public is not in danger, says Neil Basu.
– But at this point I can confirm that we believe that the device that was strapped to the body of the suspect, was a dummy, he adds.
the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has also briefed the press about the incident.
He confirms that several people have serious injuries after knivangrebet.
He thanks at the same time, a number of civilians who were to overpower the offender.
– They showed great heroism, says Sadiq Khan on the briefing.
the Mayor stresses at the same time, there appears to be an isolated incident. Oslobet The authorities therefore do not believe that there are more perpetrators on the loose.
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