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Attacks in London: What We Know and What We Don’t Know - The New York Times

posted onJune 5, 2017
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Article snippet: Visit this page for full coverage of the episode. Three men armed with knives and driving a white van unleashed a terrorist attack in London on Saturday night. Here is what is known so far. • Seven people were killed and dozens injured in the attack on Saturday near the London Bridge and Borough Market areas of London. • A Canadian, Chrissy Archibald, was among those killed in the attack, the premier of British Columbia, Christy Clark, confirmed. Ms. Archibald, 30, was from the province. • Another person killed was a French citizen, the French Embassy in the United Kingdom announced. An additional seven French citizens were injured, and one was missing, the embassy said. • On Sunday, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack via its Amaq news service, saying that it was carried out by “a detachment of Islamic State fighters.” • The police said in a statement that the three male suspects, who were later found to be wearing fake explosive vests, were shot and killed within eight minutes of the first reports of an incident on London Bridge. • On Sunday, the Metropolitan Police Service said that officers had arrested 12 people — seven women and five men — in the East London neighborhood of Barking. Their ages range from 17 to 60; a 55-year-old man was later released. More raids were conducted early Monday in Barking and Newham, also in East London, and “a number” of people were being questioned. • Britain’s leader, Theresa May, vowed a sweeping review o... Link to the full article to read more

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