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on security, and through the prism of the baltic states. as former members of the soviet union, lithuania, estonia and latvia have been sounding the alarm about the existential threat they face from russia ever since theyjoined the nato alliance two decades ago. this year, they have been the loudest voices within the european union urging allies to go further and faster, raising the alarm about the kremlin s real intentions. this past week, the russians removed buoys that were marking the border with estonia on the narva river. the russian defence ministry briefly published a plan to revise its maritime border in the baltic sea, which was then quickly deleted, the kind of tactics that put all three countries on edge. the baltic states see two possibilities on the horizon. the first, if russia were to succeed in ukraine, is that they would try to exploit a weakened west. perhaps a surprise attack in the baltic states, followed up with a credible nuclear threat. the second scen
Are being put in place including on bridges in london. Well have the latest live from Borough Market. Also on the programme this lunchtime. The first funeral for a victim of the manchester suicide bombing, as 14 year old Eilidh Macleod is laid to rest on the Outer Hebridean island of barra. High emotions, and a Tv Audience Peaking at 14. 5 million, for the Benefit Concert staged by Ariana Grande less than two weeks after the attack. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, andy murrays bidding to reach the quarterfinals of the french open. Well have the action from his match against Karen Khachanov in paris good afternoon and welcome to bbc news from London Bridge, where a vigil will be held tonight in honour of the victims of the attack here on saturday. Seven people were killed when three men drove into pedestrians on the bridge, then began stabbing people in nearby pubs and restaurants. 48 people were injured. 21 remain in a Critical Condition in hospital. In the early hours of this
My understanding is that without hesitation, wearing his normal clothes, he dived in and tried to assist. And he, im afraid, was himself severely injured, but utterly heroic. Security moves centre stage in the General Election campaign, as labour and the conservatives clash over funding for the police and Security Services. Welcome to bbc news. We are as close as we can get to London Bridge. The Police Cordon is still in place after Saturday Nights attack after seven people died and 48 people were injured. The normal working week is resuming in london with attempts to get back to normality. Many Tube Stations disrupted yesterday are back and running again, but still there is still an awful lot to reflect on after the grim events of the weekend. Lets take a look at what we know this morning. Police have said they do know the names of the attackers and will release them as soon as operationally possible, while officers try to establish if they were a part of a wider network. Two more pro
Citizen, born in pakistan. Police say he was known to the authorities. Another, rachid redouane, claimed to be of moroccan and libyan decent he was not previously known to authorities. They were both shot dead during the attacks. Both lived in barking in east london. Police say they are still working to confirm all the identities of the attackers. It does appear that in the case of both manchester and these london attacks, members of the community had raised concerns about some of the men involved and it seems those warnings may have been missed. Tonight london paused to reflect. |n the past hour a vigil and a minutes silence was held near London Bridge evening in solidarity with the victims. Lets cross to ros atkins who is close to borough market. With the victims. Lets cross to ros atkins who is close to borough market. The investigation is moving quickly. What do we know . We have been given a limited amount of information by the police. One man has been named as khuram butt. Adds m