Tag: #LondonBridge
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London terror victims die from stab wounds: inquest
London, Dec 4 (AFP/APP): The two members of the public killed in last week’s terror attack at London Bridge each died due to a stab wound to the chest, a coroner was told on Wednesday. City of London senior coroner Alison Hewitt officially opened the inquests into the deaths of Saskia Jones, 23, and Jack…
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Why London Bridge killer was released from jail early
London, Dec 2 (AFP/APP): Usman Khan, who killed two people in the London Bridge terror attack last week, was a convicted terrorist who had been released halfway through his sentence. Prisoners can typically expect to serve around half of their sentence in prison before being released on licence. They must adhere to certain conditions, which…
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Terror checks intensify as London attack enters election fray
London, Dec 2 (AFP/APP): Britain’s Boris Johnson said Sunday he had ordered the security services to step up monitoring of convicted terrorists released early from prison, prompting accusations that he was exploiting the London Bridge attack for political gain less than two weeks before elections. The prime minister revealed officials were scrutinising around 74 people…
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UK’s Johnson vows to act as convicted terrorist named in London attack
London, Dec 1 (AFP/APP): Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed Saturday to review Britain’s sentencing system after a convicted terrorist released early from prison stabbed two people to death and wounded three in a London Bridge attack. Members of the public were hailed as heroes for preventing even greater loss of life by tackling Usman Khan…
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Two killed by knifeman as terror returns to London Bridge
London, Nov 30 (AFP/APP): A man suspected of stabbing two people to death in a terror attack on London Bridge was a former prisoner convicted of terrorism offences and released last year, police said Saturday. The knifeman, wearing a suspected hoax explosive device, was shot dead by police after the daylight assault on Friday that…
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Police say ‘incident’ on London Bridge after reports of shots fired
London, Nov 29 (AFP/APP): Emergency services cordoned off London Bridge across the River Thames in the centre of the British capital on Friday after reports of shots being fired. “We are in the early stages of dealing with an incident at London Bridge,” the Metropolitan Police said. A BBC reporter on the bridge at the…