A terrorist wielding a knife killed two people near London Bridge on Friday afternoon before he was shot dead by British police. Metropolitan Police said that the attacker injured multiple people before he died, in an attack that Scotland Yard is calling a “terror incident.” Two people are dead, and three more remain in the hospital, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said. Heroic passersby were seen grappling the suspect to the ground and disarming him before officers arrived on scene. Speaking at a press conference on Friday evening, Dick added: “I also want to thank the members of the public who have helped, either by showing extraordinary courage by stepping in to tackle this attacker or by following the instructions they have subsequently been given by officers at the scene and in the area.”She said officers were working at “full tilt to understand what has happened and whether anyone else was involved. ... For this reason we expect cordons to remain in place around the London Bridge area for some time.”

Source: Huffington Post November 29, 2019 14:33 UTC