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Post by gillyp on Nov 29, 2019 16:54:06 GMT
Just put the news on to see there had been an incident in London today where a number of people have been stabbed and a suspect wearing a hoax suicide vest has been shot dead by police. smh. Some people have been seriously injured but there are no details.
There are scenes of members of the public bravely wrestling with someone on London Bridge. It is wonderful that we have people willing to do this. Absolute heroes.
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Post by wellway on Nov 29, 2019 17:06:26 GMT
Yes, I've been following the news. Have seen some video of the events on the bridge. Some brave people there.
If you wear what looks like a suicide vest expect a strong response.
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Post by gillyp on Nov 29, 2019 17:08:37 GMT
If you wear what looks like a suicide best expect a strong response. Totally this. |
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Post by gar on Nov 29, 2019 17:37:28 GMT
There are scenes of members of the public bravely wresting with someone on London Bridge. It is wonderful that we have people willing to do this. Absolute heroes. Thats' what I came away with too, from the brief look I've had at the BBC news page. Members of the public tackled him to the ground and one guy got the knife and ran away with it. I imagine there was a sense of "No bloody way are you doing this!!..."  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2019 18:15:38 GMT
There are scenes of members of the public bravely wresting with someone on London Bridge. It is wonderful that we have people willing to do this. Absolute heroes. Thats' what I came away with too, from the brief look I've had at the BBC news page. Members of the public tackled him to the ground and one guy got the knife and ran away with it. I imagine there was a sense of "No bloody way are you doing this!!..." The bravery of those people is indescribable. I think there would have been far more injured without their actions. According to some reports he started to fumble with this " fake" suicide vest which was unknown to be fake at the time and that was when the police fired at him. I hope that the injured recover but again according to some reports some of them are pretty badly injured. |
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Post by wellway on Nov 29, 2019 18:28:58 GMT
Being reported two members of the public dead. RIP
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Post by gillyp on Nov 29, 2019 19:00:51 GMT
Being reported two members of the public dead. RIP Oh no.  |
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Nov 29, 2019 19:19:28 GMT
Oh no, how scary and sad! I’m glad there were people willing to jump in and stop him.
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Post by artgirl1 on Nov 29, 2019 20:14:24 GMT
CNN has just announced a similar incident in the Netherlands, outside of the Hague.
I think we will find this is related to the United States (and Turkeys) actions recently in the Middle East. And I am sure the tweet is coming from trump regarding Mayor Khan's inability to control terrorism in London.
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Post by gar on Nov 29, 2019 20:44:15 GMT
Rest in peace, those two poor victims of that cowardly bastard.
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Post by Basket1lady on Nov 29, 2019 20:56:03 GMT
It’s horrible, isn’t it. The State Department has issued a Level 2 warning for Belgium and specifically Brussels. DD flies into Paris tomorrow from Dublin, so hopefully it will all stay calm.
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Post by corinne11 on Nov 29, 2019 23:44:44 GMT
My nephew (23) and my niece ( about to turn 18 on Christmas Eve) are in London right now. So glad they met up a few days ago to travel together for the rest of their journey through Europe.
They are okay, but so scary to see the news. This is their first trip travelling by themselves. We live in Australia so they are such a long way away.
I cant even begin to comprehend the bravery of people who run TOWARD the attacker when every sense would be telling you to flee.
Corinne
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Post by AussieMeg on Nov 29, 2019 23:53:03 GMT
Oh no, how awful! I was about to post how glad I am that nobody has lost their lives, but then I read the next post that said two poor people have been killed. So sad.  |
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Post by wellway on Nov 30, 2019 7:59:44 GMT
This link highlights what the heroes did, including taking a five foot narwhal tusk off the wall of Fishmongers Hall and chasing the attacker with it. The man who got the knife from him had been on the other side of the bridge, ran through traffic and cleared the central reservation to confront the attacker. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-50608315 |
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Post by DEX on Nov 30, 2019 8:15:25 GMT
I am always so struck by how an incident in the UK involves a knife with “few” (1 is too many) victims and in the US it involves an assault weapon and 50+ victims. You are obviously doing things right. |
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Post by gar on Nov 30, 2019 9:34:30 GMT
I am always so struck by how an incident in the UK involves a knife with “few” (1 is too many) victims and in the US it involves an assault weapon and 50+ victims. You are obviously doing things right.  I have to admit it crossed my mind how many fatalities there would have been if he'd had a gun  but it's tragic there are any at all. Bastard! |
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Post by gillyp on Nov 30, 2019 10:18:20 GMT
Those brave men who tackled him make me think Sod Brexit! Sod the election! Let’s rejoice that we still have brave, decent people willing to stop an attacker.
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Post by gar on Nov 30, 2019 11:05:00 GMT
Those brave men who tackled him make me think Sod Brexit! Sod the election! Let’s rejoice that we still have brave, decent people willing to stop an attacker. x 1000  |
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but it's tragic there are any at all. Bastard!