London Bridge attack: Bystanders wrestle suspect to ground before being dragged off by armed police
5 years, 3 months ago

London Bridge attack: Bystanders wrestle suspect to ground before being dragged off by armed police

The Independent  

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Worker fights off alleged knife attacker near Asda in south London
2 months ago

Worker fights off alleged knife attacker near Asda in south London

The Independent  

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Man arrested for attempted murder after four people hit by car in London’s West End on Christmas Day
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3 months ago

Man arrested for attempted murder after four people hit by car in London’s West End on Christmas Day

The Independent  

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Brawl on Westminster Bridge leaves man critically ill as police arrest four people following 'attempted murder' - with two of those in custody taken to hospital
4 months ago

Brawl on Westminster Bridge leaves man critically ill as police arrest four people following 'attempted murder' - with two of those in custody taken to hospital

Daily Mail  

A brawl on Westminster Bridge has left a man critically ill as police arrested four people after an alleged attempted murder in the heart of London. Officers swarmed Westminster Bridge after an incident witnessed by horrified tourists just metres from the Houses of Parliament - with footage shared online by London resident Akinbayo Dele and stamped AKDVIDEO appearing to show …

14-year-old boy killed, 4 injured in London sword attack
10 months, 3 weeks ago

14-year-old boy killed, 4 injured in London sword attack

Associated Press  

LONDON — A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a northeast London suburb Tuesday, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring four other people, British authorities said. Stuart Bell described the incident as “truly horrific.” AP AUDIO: Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 4 others. One video showed …

Horrific video shows teen attacking train passenger with knife in London, 19-yr-old arrested after manhunt
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Horrific video shows teen attacking train passenger with knife in London, 19-yr-old arrested after manhunt

Hindustan Times  

Police officials in London arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after a train stabbing in South London. On Wednesday, the British Transport Police received reports about two men fighting on a busy train before 4 pm between Beckenham and Shortlands railway station. A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a train stabbing in …

Man dies in London building fall during search for attack suspect
3 years, 7 months ago

Man dies in London building fall during search for attack suspect

The Independent  

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Man charged with attempted murder after stabbing on London Underground train
3 years, 8 months ago

Man charged with attempted murder after stabbing on London Underground train

The Independent  

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Man is stabbed in Hyde Park
3 years, 9 months ago

Man is stabbed in Hyde Park

Daily Mail  

A man was chased through London’s Hyde Park by a gang wielding machetes last night before being hacked to the ground with foot-long blades in front of screaming onlookers. Oh my God, oh s***, oh God oh God!’ The terrifying blade could be clearly seen in shocking footage of the attack yesterday This is the shocking scene as a man …

Reading stabbing: Police declare terror attack after three killed in park
4 years, 9 months ago

Reading stabbing: Police declare terror attack after three killed in park

The Independent  

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UK authorities investigate park stabbing as terrorism, calling it an atrocity
4 years, 9 months ago

UK authorities investigate park stabbing as terrorism, calling it an atrocity

Live Mint  

A stabbing rampage that killed three people and wounded three others in the southern English town of Reading was an act of terrorism, police said on Sunday, calling the attack in a sunny park an atrocity. Britain's most senior counter-terrorism police officer, Neil Basu, said a man had run into Forbury Gardens and attacked people with a knife before being …

Two prisoners arrested over ‘terror attack’ on staff at high-security jail
5 years ago

Two prisoners arrested over ‘terror attack’ on staff at high-security jail

The Independent  

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London Bridge terror attack: Police investigated over ‘management’ of Usman Khan before stabbing
5 years, 3 months ago

London Bridge terror attack: Police investigated over ‘management’ of Usman Khan before stabbing

The Independent  

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London stabbings: Three men murdered in 12 hours of violence
5 years, 3 months ago

London stabbings: Three men murdered in 12 hours of violence

The Independent  

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London Bridge terrorist's accomplice arrested as UK holds vigil
5 years, 3 months ago

London Bridge terrorist's accomplice arrested as UK holds vigil

India TV News  

London Bridge terrorist's accomplice arrested as UK holds vigil An accomplice of Usman Khan, the convicted terrorist shot dead on London Bridge during last Friday's terror attack, has been arrested after UK security services launched an urgent review of dangerous prisoners as the scene of the attack was opened to traffic and pedestrians amid heavy police presence on Monday. "Staffordshire …

London Bridge attack: Terrorists to be reviewed by government before being released from prison
5 years, 3 months ago

London Bridge attack: Terrorists to be reviewed by government before being released from prison

The Independent  

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London Bridge attack: Isis claims responsibility as footage emerges of Usman Khan, ‘I ain’t no terrorist’
5 years, 3 months ago

London Bridge attack: Isis claims responsibility as footage emerges of Usman Khan, ‘I ain’t no terrorist’

The Independent  

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London Bridge attack: Jack Merritt named as first victim of terrorist stabbing
5 years, 3 months ago

London Bridge attack: Jack Merritt named as first victim of terrorist stabbing

The Independent  

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Focus on early release of terror convict in London stabbings
5 years, 3 months ago

Focus on early release of terror convict in London stabbings

India TV News  

U.K. counterterrorism police on Saturday searched for clues into how a man imprisoned for terrorism offenses before his release last year managed to stab several people before being tackled by bystanders and shot dead by officers on London Bridge. Police said Khan was convicted in 2012 of terrorism offenses and released in December 2018 “on license,” which means he had …

London Bridge terrorist was convicted in 2012 for PoK terror training camp plans, LSE bomb plot
5 years, 3 months ago

London Bridge terrorist was convicted in 2012 for PoK terror training camp plans, LSE bomb plot

India TV News  

The man who stabbed and killed two people in the London Bridge terrorist attack on Friday has been identified as a convicted terrorist who was jailed seven years ago over a plot to bomb the London Stock Exchange and build a terrorist training camp on land owned by his family in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. UK home secretary Priti Patel, who had …

The Al Qaeda Islamist fanatic from Stoke caught plotting Mumbai-style terror attack on London
5 years, 3 months ago

The Al Qaeda Islamist fanatic from Stoke caught plotting Mumbai-style terror attack on London

Daily Mail  

The Metropolitan Police has named convicted terrorist Usman Khan, pictured, as the man responsible for the London Bridge Terror attack which claimed two lives The Al Qaeda fanatic who yesterday stabbed two people to death in a terrorist attack on London Bridge was previously caught plotting a Mumbai-style attack on London that included assassinating Boris Johnson. Khan and his gang …

London Bridge attack: Convicted terrorist Usman Khan named as assailant
5 years, 3 months ago

London Bridge attack: Convicted terrorist Usman Khan named as assailant

The Independent  

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London knife attack suspect was jailed for 6 years in 2012 on terror charges: UK police
5 years, 3 months ago

London knife attack suspect was jailed for 6 years in 2012 on terror charges: UK police

India TV News  

A man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people Friday in London, killing two in what police are treating as a terrorist attack before being tackled by members of the public and then fatally shot by officers on London Bridge. Johnson, who chaired a meeting of the government’s COBRA emergency committee late Friday, said more police would be patrolling …

Hero bystander confronted London Bridge terrorist with a 5ft narwhal tusk
5 years, 3 months ago

Hero bystander confronted London Bridge terrorist with a 5ft narwhal tusk

Daily Mail  

A hero who was inside Fishmongers' Hall when the London Bridge attacker began his knife rampage grabbed a narwhal tusk from the wall to try and fight him off, it has been reported. An unnamed hero who was inside Fishmongers' Hall when the London Bridge attacker began his knife rampage grabbed a narwhal tusk from the wall to fend him …

London Bridge attack sparks questions for British security services over lowering of terror threat level
5 years, 3 months ago

London Bridge attack sparks questions for British security services over lowering of terror threat level

The Independent  

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Moment hero bystanders armed with a fire extinguisher and a stick chase knife-wielding terrorist
5 years, 3 months ago

Moment hero bystanders armed with a fire extinguisher and a stick chase knife-wielding terrorist

Daily Mail  

This is the moment brave bystanders armed with a fire extinguisher and Narwhal tusk confronted the London Bridge attacker during his terrifying rampage yesterday. Members of the public were seen cornering the terrorist on London Bridge this afternoon Thomas Gray and Stevie Hurst, who both work at Small Car Big City, were two of the heroes who came together to …

Knife attacker shot dead on London Bridge was known to police, security sources reveal
5 years, 3 months ago

Knife attacker shot dead on London Bridge was known to police, security sources reveal

Daily Mail  

The Metropolitan Police has named convicted terrorist Usman Khan, pictured, as the man responsible for the London Bridge Terror attack which claimed two lives The London Bridge terrorist who stabbed two people to death in a horrific knife rampage yesterday sent a grovelling letter from prison begging to be sent on a deradicalisation course during his sentencing for his first …

London passengers blast Uber for increasing fares amid London Bridge terror chaos
5 years, 3 months ago

London passengers blast Uber for increasing fares amid London Bridge terror chaos

Daily Mail  

Passengers have blasted Uber for increasing fares in parts of the capital amid the London Bridge terror chaos as the attack left Black Friday shoppers and commuters afraid to use the Underground. Angry Uber customers took to social media to claim the taxi-hailing app had put on a surcharge after the terror attack today UberUK tweeted earlier today: 'A serious …

The heroes of London Bridge who worked together to take down a terrorist
5 years, 3 months ago

The heroes of London Bridge who worked together to take down a terrorist

Daily Mail  

One brave man, later confirmed to be a British Transport Police officer, ran across the road to tackle the knifeman Brave bystanders wrestled a knifeman to the ground on London Bridge today before disarming him and fleeing as police opened fire. Video filmed at the scene shows at least four people struggling with a man at London Bridge A man …

London police shoot suspect dead after ‘terrorist’ stabbings
5 years, 3 months ago

London police shoot suspect dead after ‘terrorist’ stabbings

India TV News  

A man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people in what police are treating as a terrorist attack Friday before being tackled by members of the public and then fatally shot by officers on London Bridge, police and the city’s mayor said. Metropolitan Police counterterrorism chief Neil Basu said the suspect appeared to be wearing a bomb vest but …

Attacker in London stabbings served six years on terror charges, police say
5 years, 3 months ago

Attacker in London stabbings served six years on terror charges, police say

LA Times  

A man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people Friday in London, killing two of them in what police are treating as a terrorist attack. Police said the attacker, Usman Khan, was convicted in 2012 of terrorism offenses and released in December 2018 “on license,” which means he had to meet certain conditions or face recall to prison. Basu …

Two men detained after woman falls ‘from height’ during stabbing in London
5 years, 7 months ago

Two men detained after woman falls ‘from height’ during stabbing in London

The Independent  

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Man punches woman in face on London train, prompting police hunt for suspect
5 years, 7 months ago

Man punches woman in face on London train, prompting police hunt for suspect

The Independent  

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Face-to-face with terrorists in suicide vests, bakers armed with brooms and mystery man on a Santander bike: Astonishing video of London Bridge attack revealed
5 years, 8 months ago

Face-to-face with terrorists in suicide vests, bakers armed with brooms and mystery man on a Santander bike: Astonishing video of London Bridge attack revealed

The Independent  

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London Bridge attack: Unarmed officer shouted 'shoot him' at armed police as terrorists stabbed last victim
5 years, 8 months ago

London Bridge attack: Unarmed officer shouted 'shoot him' at armed police as terrorists stabbed last victim

The Independent  

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East Ham stabbing: Two men die in separate attacks on night of violence in London
5 years, 8 months ago

East Ham stabbing: Two men die in separate attacks on night of violence in London

The Independent  

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London Bridge attack plot should have been detected, say 'bewildered' relatives of victims
5 years, 9 months ago

London Bridge attack plot should have been detected, say 'bewildered' relatives of victims

The Independent  

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London Bridge attack: Police missed ‘opportunities galore’ to stop Isis fanatics, inquest hears
5 years, 9 months ago

London Bridge attack: Police missed ‘opportunities galore’ to stop Isis fanatics, inquest hears

The Independent  

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Manchester Victoria stabbing: Man charged with terror offence after New Year’s Eve attack
5 years, 9 months ago

Manchester Victoria stabbing: Man charged with terror offence after New Year’s Eve attack

The Independent  

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London Bridge attack: Victim 'used skateboard to fight terrorist' before being stabbed to death
5 years, 10 months ago

London Bridge attack: Victim 'used skateboard to fight terrorist' before being stabbed to death

The Independent  

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London Bridge attack: Police officer fought terrorists with baton as they closed in like ‘wolf pack’
5 years, 10 months ago

London Bridge attack: Police officer fought terrorists with baton as they closed in like ‘wolf pack’

The Independent  

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London Bridge inquest: Woman whose boyfriend was killed ‘had premonition of terror attack’
5 years, 10 months ago

London Bridge inquest: Woman whose boyfriend was killed ‘had premonition of terror attack’

The Independent  

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London Bridge attack: Mystery of man spared by knife-wielding terrorists who paused rampage to speak to him before walking away
5 years, 10 months ago

London Bridge attack: Mystery of man spared by knife-wielding terrorists who paused rampage to speak to him before walking away

The Independent  

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London Bridge attack: Man stabbed to death after hitting terrorists with skateboard to save woman, inquests hear
5 years, 10 months ago

London Bridge attack: Man stabbed to death after hitting terrorists with skateboard to save woman, inquests hear

The Independent  

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London Bridge hero swung skateboard at terrorists wearing fake suicide vests
5 years, 10 months ago

London Bridge hero swung skateboard at terrorists wearing fake suicide vests

Daily Mail  

The leader of the London Bridge attackers ran his knife under a tap to clean off the blood after stabbing two kneeling victims, then wiped it on his beard before continuing his attack, an inquest has heard. He was shot dead by police Rachid Redouane, 30, and Youssef Zaghba, 22, were also shot dead by police Xavier Thomas, 45, and …

Westminster crash: Salih Khater denies trying to kill pedestrians and police officers in 'terror attack'
6 years, 2 months ago

Westminster crash: Salih Khater denies trying to kill pedestrians and police officers in 'terror attack'

The Independent  

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Manchester stabbings: UK police raid house, quiz suspect
6 years, 2 months ago

Manchester stabbings: UK police raid house, quiz suspect

Associated Press  

LONDON — Police in the English city of Manchester are quizzing a suspect and searching a house for clues about the “terror-related” stabbings of three people at a train station on New Year’s Eve. Monday’s stabbing attack left a man and a woman hospitalized with “very serious” but not life-threatening injuries and a man in custody, police said. I looked …

Man stabbed on packed London Overground train at Hackney central
6 years, 5 months ago

Man stabbed on packed London Overground train at Hackney central

The Independent  

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Westminster terror attack: CCTV shows car mowing down cyclists
6 years, 7 months ago

Westminster terror attack: CCTV shows car mowing down cyclists

Daily Mail  

Police have raided addresses in Nottingham and Birmingham over the Westminster terror attack after it emerged the suspect who ploughed into 15 cyclists and pedestrians today was known to officers but not MI5, MailOnline can reveal. Forensic officers by the Ford Fiesta that crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament today in the first terror attack in Britain …

UK remembers London Bridge attack victims on 1st anniversary
6 years, 9 months ago

UK remembers London Bridge attack victims on 1st anniversary

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May joined survivors, victims’ families and emergency workers at a memorial service Sunday to mark a year since a deadly vehicle-and-knife attack brought terror to London Bridge on a warm Saturday night. Eight people were killed and almost 50 injured when three Islamic State group-inspired extremists ran down pedestrians on the bridge, then stabbed …

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