Three terrorists ran their van into a crowd on London Bridge, then jumped out with 12-inch knives and started stabbing people, shouting āThis is for Allah!ā Ā They killed seven and injured nearly 50 before the terrorists were killed by police.
This is the third terrorist attack on Great Britain in three months. Ā Prime Minister Theresa May blamed the āevil ideology of Islamist extremismā and said, there is āfar too much tolerance for extremism in our country.ā Ā She also commented, āthings need to change.ā Ā Some observers hope this tough talk from the government may herald aĀ turning pointĀ in combatting terrorism.
FromĀ London attack toll rises to 7 dead as Theresa May insists āthings need to changeā ā The Washington Post:
The death toll rose to seven Sunday, following the latest terrorist attack to strike Britain, with Prime Minister Theresa May blaming theĀ āevil ideology of Islamist extremismā and vowing to conduct a review of the nationās counterterrorism laws.
London Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick confirmedĀ thatĀ seven people were killed in Saturday nightās incident that saw a van mow down pedestrians on London BridgeĀ before the vehicleās occupants got out and started stabbing patrons of nearby bars and restaurants. That toll does not include the three attackers, who were fatally shot by officers within eight minutes of the first emergency call, Dick said.
London Ambulance Service earlier said it had taken āat leastĀ 48 patients toĀ five hospitals across London.ā
As doctors and nurses tended to the wounded, police carried out raids in the east London neighborhood of Barking in a signal that authorities are probing at least the possibility that others may have been involved in the attackās planning. A dozen people were arrested, police said.
The low-tech but high-profile attack will raise questions about how British security services failed to stop yet another mass-casualty strike after years of thwarting such attempts. May, who is running for another term in this weekās general election, said the nation needs to step up its fight against radical ideologies in response, asserting that there is āfar too much tolerance for extremism in our country.ā
āThings need to change,ā May said Sunday, speaking outside of the prime ministerās residence at 10 Downing Street
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