June 2017 London Bridge attack
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London Bridge at night in 2013
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 London Bridge
Borough Market
June 2017 London Bridge attack (London & Westminster)
Borough Market
June 2017 London Bridge attack (Greater London)
Borough Market
June 2017 London Bridge attack (the United Kingdom)
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London Bridge and Borough Market area London, United Kingdom |
| Date | 3 June 2017 22:06–22:16 (BST) |
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Attack type
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Vehicle-ramming attack, stabbing |
| Weapons | Van, ceramic knives |
| Deaths | 11 (8 victims, 3 attackers) |
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Non-fatal injuries
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48 (21 critically) |
| Assailants | Khuram Shazad Butt Rachid Redouane Youssef Zaghba |
| Motive | Islamist extremism |
Coordinates: 51°30′29″N 0°05′16″W / 51.50806°N 0.08778°W
On 3 June 2017, an attack took place in the Southwark district of London, England, when a van mounted the pavement of London Bridge and was driven into pedestrians. The van crashed, and the three male occupants ran to the nearby Borough Market pub and restaurant area, where they stabbed people with long knives. Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary, stated that the attackers were "probably" Islamist terrorists.
Eight people were killed and 48 were injured, including four unarmed police officers who attempted to stop the assailants. The three attackers, who wore fake explosive vests, were all shot dead by police.
It was the third terrorist attack in Great Britain in just over two months, following a similar attack in Westminster in March and a bombing in Manchester in May.
The attack was the third terrorist attack in Great Britain in 2017. In March, five people were killed in a combined vehicle and knife attack at Westminster. In late May, a suicide bomber killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena. After the Manchester bombing, the UK's terror threat level was raised to "critical", its highest level, until 27 May, when it was reduced back to its previous level of severe.
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