after the terror began, armed police shoot dead the attackers. they were wearing fake suicide vests and were heard shouting, this is for allah. details of the dead and seriously injured have started to emerge tonight. relatives of those hurt have been telling their stories. hejust stepped outside the barfor a second, and a man ran up to him and said, this is for my family, this is for islam, and stuck a knife straight in him. theresa may has condemned what she called the evil ideology of islamist extremism, saying its defeat is one of the big challenges of our time. there is, to be frank, far too much tolerance of extremism in our country. so we need to become far more robust in identifying it and stamping it out across the public sector and across society. several homes have been are raided in barking in east london. 12 arrests are made. this is the scene tonight close to london bridge. we ll have all the latest on this developing story. good evening from central londo
i should say there will be continuing coverage on the bbc news channel. huw edwards will be here with the ten o clock news. you are watching special coverage on bbc news of last night s terror attacks in central london. we are at the police cordon and borough high street, close to borough market and london bridge, where the attacks unfolded last night, leaving seven people dead and 48 injured. we are hearing from the various hospitals where those injured are being taken. have been taken. 21 of them are in what is described as critical care. the police have been giving more details about their operations last night to upper hand and shoot dead the three terror suspects who carried out the attack to apprehend. the metropolitan police say eight officers were involved in that operation, firing some 50 bullets. the three men were wearing what appeared to be suicide vests, which turned out to be hoax fests. but the police officers trying to wrap the hem them did not know that
for a new approach. there is far too much tolerance of extremism in our country so we need to become far more robust in identifying it and stamping it out across the and society. our priority must be public safety. another will take whatever action necessary to protect the security of our people and our country. during the day, several homes were raided in barking. it is thought for the people arrested are women. 4. ariana grande, coldplay and liam gallagher were among the stars taking part in a concert in manchester. stars from around the world took part in the event. many songs were dedicated to the people affected by the victims of an attack ata affected by the victims of an attack at a concert by ariana grande. later we will be looking at what is making headlines in the papers. good evening. good morning and welcome to bbc news. seven people were killed and dozens injured in a terror attack in london carried out by three men who were shot dead by police. it was britain s
where we have a fuller picture of the attack that killed seven people and injured many others. police now know the identity of the three men who, arriving by van, went on the rampage, first hitting people with their vehicle, then lashing out with knives in bars and restaurants. the whole area is in absolute lockdown. the police cordon is staying up. they say it will disrupt monday morning traffic. we are getting more information about the three men that crashed their van into london bridge and pedestrians, leaving the vehicle and stabbing people in borough market. just minutes later the men were shot dead by police. in the past couple of hours, the islamic state group claimed it was behind the attacks. we ll have full details of the investigation and the international reaction, but we start with our home editor, mark easton, whose report does include some distressing images. sirens wail clear the area now! and a country cried, please not again. we are hearing tonight that b
where we have a fuller picture of the attack that killed seven people and injured many others. this is an active investigation still going on and the police cordon are staying up, police say they don t know when they will come down. police now know the identity of the three men who, arriving by van, went on the rampage, first hitting people with their vehicle, then lashing out with knives in bars and restaurants. in the past few hours, so called islamic state has claimed responsibility for this. but we do have to trick that with a lot of caution. we know the emergency services were here very quickly. treat. they responded within minutes and all three attackers were shot dead. we ll have full details of the investigation and the international reaction, but we start with our home editor, mark easton, whose report does include some distressing images. sirens wail clear the area now! and a country cried, please not again. we are hearing tonight that british armed police have