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- ABC News
- June 5, 2017
7 killed in 'brutal terrorist attack' in London
London Ambulance Service says 48 people were taken to hospitals.
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One man told The Associated Press he was finishing dinner in Borough Market when a woman \"came running in and said there was a person out there wielding some kind of knife ... The manager of the restaurant herded everybody together and took us upstairs to the staff quarters and we sat there for an hour and a half during which time we heard three separate volleys of gunfire, quite well-timed apart. They weren't very quick. There was one series, then another, then another.\"
Later the man said they were told to leave the restaurant. \"We had to run out with our hands on our heads and just keep running,\" he told the AP.
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While a complete list of the nationalities of the victims and injured has not yet been provided, French President Emmanuel Macron said French citizens are among the wounded.
At her press conference, May said British law enforcement agencies had \"disrupted five credible threats since the Westminster attack in March.\" May also said that Saturday's attack was not connected to recent terror incidents, which include attacks at Westminster and Manchester Arena.
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London bridge station is being evacuated #londonbridge pic.twitter.com/ix3OD1V42D
— Caroline Breniere (@carolinebrni) June 3, 2017
Scenes at Southwark police station borough high street #Londonbridge #london #breaking pic.twitter.com/MHj6czECB8
— Samantha Wild (@SamanthaWild) June 3, 2017
London Bridge is normally crowded on Saturday nights, and Borough Market is a popular area packed with bars and restaurants a short distance from the bridge.
The U.K. threat level, which had been raised to the highest level of \"critical\" after the Manchester attack, has since been reduced to the level of \"severe,\" where it remains after Saturday night's London attack. \"Severe\" means the threat of an attack is highly likely, Khan said.
“We should all be vigilant, but also be calm,\" Khan said. Londoners and visitors will see an increased police presence today and the next few days and that will include increased uniform officers, increased armed officers and increased plain clothes officers, he said.
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The attack drew swift condemnation from around the world.
President Donald Trump was briefed on the situation and spoke with Prime Minister May to offer his condolences. The White House said Trump \"praised the heroic response of police and other first responders and offered the full support of the United States Government in investigating and bringing those responsible for these heinous acts to justice.\"
The U.S. State Department condemned the incidents, saying in a statement, \"The United States stands ready to provide any assistance authorities in the United Kingdom may request. Our hearts are with the families and loved ones of the victims. We wish a full and quick recovery to those injured in the attacks.\"
The attack comes just days ahead of Britain's general election on Thursday. Both May's Conservative party and Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party said Sunday morning that they are suspending campaigning. But Paul Nuttal, leader of the UK Independence Party, tweeted, \"I am refusing to suspend the UKIP campaign because disrupting our democracy is what extremists want.\"
Also Saturday night, police reported a stabbing incident in London's Vauxhall neighborhood, but police have since said that it is not connected to the incidents on London Bridge and at Borough Market.
The incident at #Vauxhall is a stabbing and is not connect to the incidents at #LondonBridge & #BoroughMarket
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) June 3, 2017
ABC News' Matt Foster, Devin Villacis and Brendan Rand contributed to this report.
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