London Bridge incident.

[Duke Wellington]

Reports of shooting on bridge, large police and ambulance presence, and mass panic.

[hetrodoxly]

Man shot and killed by police on London bridge, Sky News, that's all they're reporting.

[Duke Wellington]

5 members of the public have been stabbed and the gunman is alive and in custody.

Edited November 29, 2019 by RabidMongoose

[ExpandMyMind]

I can't even imagine. There is nothing more terrifying that someone with a knife attacking you. Nothing.

[Piney]

37 minutes ago, ExpandMyMind said:

I can't even imagine. There is nothing more terrifying that someone with a knife attacking you. Nothing.

Especially in prison. 

[ExpandMyMind]

Just now, Piney said:

Especially in prison. 

I don't doubt it, though no one ever confronted me with a knife in prison. My adolescence though is a different story.

[stevewinn]

 

[Duke Wellington]

I have been watching that on Sky News which has the police about to give a conference on it.

Members of the public have been reporting 5 to 8 shots so there might be something else.

[stevewinn]

*snip*

Edited November 29, 2019 by Saru
Removed video due to graphic content

[Eldorado]

Police are urging people to use "common sense" and refrain from sharing videos of the London Bridge incident today.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/london-bridge-police-issue-warning-to-anybody-sharing-videos-from-incident/ar-BBXwvvc

[Duke Wellington]

The suspect confirmed dead and he had a fake suicide vest.

[stevewinn]

1 minute ago, RabidMongoose said:

The suspect confirmed dead and he had a fake suicide vest.

Good,

is it true the reports one innocent person has died?

[L.A.T.1961]

Boris Johnson is heading back to Downing Street to be updated on the incident, according to his spokesman. However, the U.K.'s general election campaign has not been suspended.

Johnson tweeted he was following the incident and wanted to thank all emergency services for their response.

https://www.politico.eu/article/boris-johnson-returns-to-downing-street-after-london-bridge-incident/

[Saru]

Just to add to the police notice - please do not post or link to the actual footage of the incident on the forum.

Thank you.

[hetrodoxly]

2 hours ago, RabidMongoose said:

Reports of shooting on bridge, large police and ambulance presence, and mass panic.

We must have both posted at the same time, the strange thing about it we have exactly the same title and description of post.

[Duke Wellington]

56 minutes ago, hetrodoxly said:

We must have both posted at the same time, the strange thing about it we have exactly the same title and description of post.

Spooky action at a distance lol.

The terrorist apparently attacked people inside a building, went outside onto the bridge attacking people, the public with-strained him, the police arrived and shot him. He was wearing a hoax device and the police are currently searching the area to make sure the man was acting alone and there is nothing else planted anywhere.

There is a picture of a guy on an ambulance trolley but it might be a victim.

Edited November 29, 2019 by RabidMongoose

[Phaeton80]

1 hour ago, stevewinn said:

 

Comment in the tweet:

"Is he a spoof. M15 Special ops. An agent that was following the man? Was the man a suspect that he was there to get the knife off him? or is this a hero? Either way. Give him an award."

I second that notion, the man should be knighted by the queen herself (depending on him not being a spoof.. because in that case he would have been cleaning up / containing his own mess).

Edited November 29, 2019 by Phaeton80

[Dark_Grey]

So why the fake vest? Suicide by Cop? Was he hoping to make negotiations?

Also, did they determine his suicide vest was a fake before they shot at him?

[ExpandMyMind]

2 hours ago, Saru said:

Just to add to the police notice - please do not post or link to the actual footage of the incident on the forum.

Thank you.

Agreed. Nobody likes spoilers.

[stevewinn]

1 hour ago, Dark_Grey said:

So why the fake vest? Suicide by Cop? Was he hoping to make negotiations?

Also, did they determine his suicide vest was a fake before they shot at him?

Wanted ultimately to be a martyr, the fake vest assured that. apparently from witness reports he was trying to detonate the 'vest' hence why the police told the people who were holding him down to move, then as he fidgets the Police open fire.

sad that 2 innocent people have died and three seriously injured in Hospital.

[ExpandMyMind]

1 hour ago, Phaeton80 said:

Comment in the tweet:

"Is he a spoof. M15 Special ops. An agent that was following the man? Was the man a suspect that he was there to get the knife off him? or is this a hero? Either way. Give him an award."

I second that notion, the man should be knighted by the queen herself (depending on him not being a spoof.. because in that case he would have been cleaning up / containing his own mess).

That's actually a good call. He does look like one of Harry Peirce's lads.

[ExpandMyMind]

1 hour ago, Dark_Grey said:

So why the fake vest? Suicide by Cop? Was he hoping to make negotiations?

Also, did they determine his suicide vest was a fake before they shot at him?

Fear, most likely. But also likely that it might have been a bit of all three.

[ExpandMyMind]

2 minutes ago, stevewinn said:

Wanted ultimately to be a martyr, the fake vest assured that. apparently from witness reports he was trying to detonate the 'vest' hence why the police told the people who were holding him down to move, then as he fidgets the Police open fire.

sad that 2 innocent people have died and three seriously injured in Hospital.

Gotta love the British spirit though. Guy diving about with a suicide vest on and we just get right in about him. And it's not the first time, either.

[hetrodoxly]

1 hour ago, Dark_Grey said:

So why the fake vest? Suicide by Cop? Was he hoping to make negotiations?

Also, did they determine his suicide vest was a fake before they shot at him?

Yes, they pressed the detonator looked around they were all still alive so they shot him for being a dick. 

[stevewinn]

2 minutes ago, ExpandMyMind said:

Gotta love the British spirit though. Guy diving about with a suicide vest on and we just get right in about him. And it's not the first time, either.

It does now seem people understand that if everyone runs away then mass killings will result, takes Brave as feck people to run towards, swarm and hold until police arrive. i think its that old adage it only takes one (person) to confront the terrorist and the basic instinct, a herd/pack mentality takes over as others surely follow.