At 22:08hrs British Summer Time (BST) on Saturday, Metropolitan Police officers responded to reports of a vehicle in collision with pedestrians.
Police say the vehicle carried on down Borough Market where it came to a stop and three attackers then disembarked from the vehicle. They began stabbing members of the public with knives in pubs and restaurants in the popular dining area, some fatally.
Within eight minutes of first calls being made, at 22:16, the three attackers were shot dead by armed officers outside of the Wheatsheaf Pub.
The Metropolitan has confirmed seven fatalities, in addition to the three terrorists, and 48 injured individuals being treated in five hospitals across the city.
NHS England has said 36 people are still in hospital, 21 people in a critical condition after the attack.
15:50 BST -‘ Incredibly brave’ stabbed police officer fought off attackers armed with just a baton now in stable condition
The Telegraph reports that the British Transport Police officer who confronted the attackers was armed with only a baton.
BTP said the officer has only been with the force for two years. He is believed to be in a stable condition and recovering from his injuries in hospital suffering face, head, and leg injuries.
BTP chief constable Paul Crowther, who visited the officer in hospital, said he showed “enormous courage in the face of danger”.
He said: “Although he is seriously unwell, he was able to recount how he faced the attackers armed only with his baton, outside London Bridge station.
“For an officer who only joined us less than two years ago, the bravery he showed was outstanding and makes me extremely proud.
“All of us at BTP wish him a swift recovery, and I know he will be touched by the hundreds of messages of support from across the UK and the world.
“Our thoughts are with all of those who died or were injured, and their loved ones as they try to come to terms with what happened.”
15:20 BST – UKIP MEP Nigel Farage Slams Sadiq Khan and Theresa May for their responses to terror attack saying: “People want action.”
“I’m afraid we’ve been absolutely hidebound in this country by political correctness,” Mr. Farage said.
“I’m afraid that one of those people who simply hasn’t done enough is Theresa May. She was the one who was for six years our home secretary. She was in charge of homeland security.
“Today she stood on the steps of Downing Street and said: ‘Enough is enough‘.”
“For the prime minister just to say ‘enough is enough’ that is not going to satisfy people – people want action.”
For more on Nigel Farage’s comments, read here.
14:20 BST – Prime Minister of Israel responds to news of the London Bridge Terror attack
The prime minister of Israel Binyamin Netanyahu’s office tweeted: “London Bridge will not fall. Together we will vanquish terror. #LondonAttacks”
The note of support comes after Israel’s Foreign Ministry and members of the Knesset on Sunday condemned the “horrific” London terror attacks, with Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan remarking that now there was a “greater understanding” in Britain of Israel’s long-suffering history of Palestinian terrorism.
13:40 BST – 12 Arrests in Barking
London Metropolitan Police have confirmed that officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command have arrested 12 people in Barking, east London, in connection with last night’s incidents in London Bridge and the Borough Market area. Searches of a number of addresses in Barking are continuing.
For more on this story read here.
13:00 BST – Report – first police officer on the scene took on all terrorists until forced to the ground. In serious condition in hospital.
According to Sky News sources, the first police officer on the scene, a rugby player, took on all the terrorists until he was forced to ground. He is reportedly in serious condition in hospital.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan told media earlier on:
“Londoners should be aware that there will be additional armed and unarmed police officers on our streets from tonight in order to keep Londoners, and all those visiting out city safe.
“I want to reassure all Londoners, and all our visitors, not to be alarmed. Our city remains one of the safest in the world.
“London is the greatest city in the world and we stand together in the face of those who seek to harm us and destroy our way of life.
“We always have and we always will. Londoners will never be cowed by terrorism.”
12:30 BST – Arrests following raids in Barking
Five people are reportedly being held after armed police raided flats in Barking following last night’s Islamist terror attack near London Bridge.
Police say the vehicle carried on down Borough Market where it came to a stop and three attackers then disembarked from the vehicle. They began stabbing members of the public with knives in pubs and restaurants in the popular dining area, some fatally.
Within eight minutes of first calls being made, at 22:16, the three attackers were shot dead by armed officers outside of the Wheatsheaf Pub.
The Metropolitan has confirmed seven fatalities, in addition to the three terrorists, and 48 injured individuals being treated in five hospitals across the city.
NHS England has said 36 people are still in hospital, 21 people in a critical condition after the attack.
15:50 BST -‘ Incredibly brave’ stabbed police officer fought off attackers armed with just a baton now in stable condition
The Telegraph reports that the British Transport Police officer who confronted the attackers was armed with only a baton.
BTP said the officer has only been with the force for two years. He is believed to be in a stable condition and recovering from his injuries in hospital suffering face, head, and leg injuries.
BTP chief constable Paul Crowther, who visited the officer in hospital, said he showed “enormous courage in the face of danger”.
He said: “Although he is seriously unwell, he was able to recount how he faced the attackers armed only with his baton, outside London Bridge station.
“For an officer who only joined us less than two years ago, the bravery he showed was outstanding and makes me extremely proud.
“All of us at BTP wish him a swift recovery, and I know he will be touched by the hundreds of messages of support from across the UK and the world.
“Our thoughts are with all of those who died or were injured, and their loved ones as they try to come to terms with what happened.”
15:20 BST – UKIP MEP Nigel Farage Slams Sadiq Khan and Theresa May for their responses to terror attack saying: “People want action.”
“I’m afraid we’ve been absolutely hidebound in this country by political correctness,” Mr. Farage said.
“I’m afraid that one of those people who simply hasn’t done enough is Theresa May. She was the one who was for six years our home secretary. She was in charge of homeland security.
“Today she stood on the steps of Downing Street and said: ‘Enough is enough‘.”
“For the prime minister just to say ‘enough is enough’ that is not going to satisfy people – people want action.”
For more on Nigel Farage’s comments, read here.
14:20 BST – Prime Minister of Israel responds to news of the London Bridge Terror attack
The prime minister of Israel Binyamin Netanyahu’s office tweeted: “London Bridge will not fall. Together we will vanquish terror. #LondonAttacks”
The note of support comes after Israel’s Foreign Ministry and members of the Knesset on Sunday condemned the “horrific” London terror attacks, with Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan remarking that now there was a “greater understanding” in Britain of Israel’s long-suffering history of Palestinian terrorism.
13:40 BST – 12 Arrests in Barking
London Metropolitan Police have confirmed that officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command have arrested 12 people in Barking, east London, in connection with last night’s incidents in London Bridge and the Borough Market area. Searches of a number of addresses in Barking are continuing.
For more on this story read here.
13:00 BST – Report – first police officer on the scene took on all terrorists until forced to the ground. In serious condition in hospital.
According to Sky News sources, the first police officer on the scene, a rugby player, took on all the terrorists until he was forced to ground. He is reportedly in serious condition in hospital.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan told media earlier on:
“Londoners should be aware that there will be additional armed and unarmed police officers on our streets from tonight in order to keep Londoners, and all those visiting out city safe.
“I want to reassure all Londoners, and all our visitors, not to be alarmed. Our city remains one of the safest in the world.
“London is the greatest city in the world and we stand together in the face of those who seek to harm us and destroy our way of life.
“We always have and we always will. Londoners will never be cowed by terrorism.”
12:30 BST – Arrests following raids in Barking
Five people are reportedly being held after armed police raided flats in Barking following last night’s Islamist terror attack near London Bridge.
