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(TEXT AND VIDEO) London Bridge Carnage: British Premier says Terrorism Breeds Terrorism as IS claims responsibility!

SANA MAHMOOD

LONDON: Following the IS-owned attack in which three men crashed a car into people and went on to stab shoppers and pedestrians with knives, Premier Theresa May has maintained that terrorism breeds terrorism.

LONDON: CCTV footage that reportedly shows Khurram Butt, Rachid Redouane and Youssef Zaghba stabbing a man on London Bridge before they were shot down by police on 3rd June.

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She reiterated her government’s resolve apropos holding of general elections on Thursday 8th of June despite the attacks: “Violence can never be allowed to disrupt the democratic process”.

It is pertinent to mention here the election campaigns of most major parties had come to a halt due to Saturday attack. 

However, she has been urged by the opposition leaders not to suppress reports into funding of Jihadi outfits.

Sources privy to NewsPakistan.TV have informed that out of some 50 people who got injured in the attack, 21 are fighting for their lives.

Eight victims of the June 3 London Bridge attack. (Clockwise from top left:) Alexandre Pigeard, Sébastien Bélanger, Christine Archibald, Xavier Thomas, Sara Zelenak, James McMullan, Ignacio Echeverría and Kirsty Boden.

Chrissy Archibald, a Canadian, was first of the eight dead to be named. 

Candice Hedge, one of the injured.

NewsPakistan.TV has learned that eight armed Police officers have fired 50 rounds to kill three attackers and probably killed and injured one or more innocent civilians in the process.

According to the police assistant commissioner a member of the public was shot as officers tried to neutralize the terrorists with an “unprecedented” level of gunfire.

However, he confirmed that the injured individual was not in a critical condition and was recovering satisfactorily in hospital. 

Meanwhile, IS has claimed responsibility of the Saturday 3rd June attack. The statement “A detachment of Islamic State fighters executed yesterday’s London attack” was run by the news agency Amaq that usually publishes IS claims. 

Another unauthentic report says that the attackers (at the Bridge and Borough Market) had repeatedly shouted This is for Allah!

Trump while reacting to Mayor Sadiq Khan’s comments apropos the third terrorist attack in the UK in three months tweeted: 

One Love Manchester!

Ariana Grande snapped performing at the One Love Manchester in Manchester on Sunday (4th June) paying tribute to those slain and killed on 22nd May, 2017 when suicide bomber attacked the concert-goers. One Love Manchester is raising money for the victims. 

Flag fluttering at half Mast as major parties suspend election campaigning. 

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Coordinated Terror attacks: Seven killed on London Bridge and Borough Market

SANA MAHMOOD

LONDON: Coordinated terror attacks were carried out here Saturday night on atleast two sites resulting into death of not less than seven people.

According to details a van mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge while a knife attack was reported in a cafe that is located at a little distance. 

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan tweeted terming it a deliberate and cowardly attack. 

It is pertinent to mention here that in the month of March, 2017 another driver drove a vehicle into the pedestrians here.

And a fortnight ago  a suicide bomber attacked the party-goers at the end of Ariana Grande performance.

 

M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.