‘There was an explosion around a person,’ a police spokesman said. ‘That person was neutralised by the soldiers that were on the scene’, according to Metro. Soldiers saw wires protruding from the man’s clothes while he was acting strangely, and ...
Read More »London Bridge attack: Death toll rises to 8 as police recover body from River Thames
The 45-year-old was crossing the bridge with his girlfriend Christine Delcros on Saturday night when he is believed to have been knocked down at the start of the murderous rampage, according to Metro. Ms Delcros remains in hospital where she ...
Read More »US President Trump lashes out at London Mayor Sadiq Khan
Trump, writing on Twitter Monday, said: “Pathetic excuse by London Mayor Sadiq Khan who had to think fast on his ‘no reason to be alarmed’ statement. MSM is working hard to sell it!” Pathetic excuse by London Mayor Sadiq ...
Read More »Two London attackers named by police
Scotland Yard said Khuram Butt, 27, from Barking, east London. was known to police and MI5 but there was no intelligence to suggest an attack, according to the BBC. The other attacker was named as Rachid Redouane, 30, from Barking. ...
Read More »Man drinking pint while fleeing terror becomes symbol of London spirit
This is because one of the people caught up in the attack, part of a crowd running away from the scene, is holding his pint, according to Metro. The unnamed man managed to run down the road clutching his drink, ...
Read More »London attackers kill seven, PM May says ‘enough is enough’
The attack occurred five days before a parliamentary election and was the third to hit Britain in less than three months. May said the vote would go ahead as planned on Thursday, according to Reuters. “It is time to say ...
Read More »London terror attack: Six victims killed, three suspects shot dead by police
According to a statement by Metropolitan police assistant commissioner for specialist operations, Mark Rowley, the attack began late Saturday night, when a white van stuck pedestrians on London Bridge, according to CNN. The suspects then left the vehicle and “a ...
Read More »Terror knife attacker arrested near British Parliament
The man, thought to be 27, was detained as part of an intelligence-led operation on Parliament Street, according to the BBC. A witness described seeing two knives on the ground, one of which he described as a large bread knife. ...
Read More »British police storms address in Birmingham just hours after London terror attack
According to eyewitnesses, armed forces stormed the Hagley Road at around 11pm on Wednesday because there was an evidence to suggest the Hyundai used in the attack was rented from Enterprise in the Midlands city on March 16, Joinfo.com reports ...
Read More »London attack: Five dead in Westminster terror attack
Five people have died and at least 40 were injured after an attacker drove a car along a pavement in Westminster on Wednesday, stabbed a policeman and was shot dead by police in the grounds of Parliament, according to the BBC. ...
Read More »Breaking News: Letter Explodes at International Monetary Fund Offices in Paris
A letter exploded when it was opened at the International Monetary Fund offices in central Paris, injuring one person in the face, Joinfo.com reports with reference to The Guardian. Police said there had been telephone threats against the IMF but it ...
Read More »French soldier shoots man with machetes in ‘terror attack’ near Louvre
A French soldier shot and wounded a man armed with a machete and carrying two bags on his back on Friday as he tried to enter the Paris Louvre museum in what police said looked like a terrorist attack, Reuters ...
Read More »Australian police foiled Christmas Day terror attack
Five men are in custody after early-morning raids on Friday, Victoria Police chief Graham Ashton said, according to the BBC. He said the threat involved “use of explosives” and other weapons including “knives or a firearm”. The threat was to ...
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