By James Simons
Police was called shortly before 2pm to reports of a stabbing, now described as a terrorist attack, near the north side of London Bridge, which is in the City of London.
The suspect who was restrained by members of the public, was shot by armed police and died at the scene. Like the 2017 London Bridge attackers, he had been wearing a fake suicide vest.
The London Bridge attacker wearing fake suicide vest dies after shooting. Bystanders wrestled suspect to floor before first being dragged off by police, who shot the man dead after the stabbing spree on London Bridge.
Footage filmed from a bus on London Bridge showed several members of the public struggling with the man on the floor.
“He has a knife,” one passenger said as armed police approached.
Officers could be heard shouting to the crowd as people started moving back.
One member of the public backed away holding a large knife, seconds before a police officer dragged a man attempting to restrain the suspect off him. A moment later, the suspect was shot.
A woman could be heard crying on the bus as people shouted “what the f***”.
Police have closed down a large area on both sides of London Bridge, with people either evacuated or told to stay inside offices, cafes and homes in the area. A video which has been posted on Sky News reveal the moment members of the public detained the suspect and tried to dispossess him of the blade he had.
An insider from Sky News told The Eye Of Media.Com:
” This was serious and dangerous moment for members of the public who displayed levels of heroism in confronting the evil and dangerous terrorist. It shows just how stoic and resilient the British public is when it comes defending the rights of people from this country against outside terrorism”.