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Britain
London Bridge attack - day 3
2017-06-05
Herewith a summary of what was known as of midnight, and a place to add updates as the day progresses. Yesterday's report is here. The original report of the attack is here.
From the BBC:
Here's a rundown of what has happened since Saturday evening:
  • Seven people have been killed, 48 were injured, 36 remain in hospital, 21 are in a critical condition

  • Police have arrested 12 people - 11 of them at a single address in Barking - as investigations continue.

  • So-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack encrypted messaging app Telegram

  • During the incident, a member of the public was shot by police, but is not in a life-threatening condition

  • Cordons are still in place in the area around London Bridge, though police hope to reopen some areas on Monday morning

  • Borough station has reopened

  • There will be a minute's​ silence held across the UK at 11:00 BST on Tuesday

London's Metropolitan Police have offered fresh details on the arrests made earlier today, and are still searching four other properties. Officers made 11 of the 12 arrests at a single property, police said.

A 38-year-old woman was arrested at one address in Barking. At another, also in Barking, officers arrested:

53-year-old woman
28-year-old man
52-year-old man
55-year-old man
27-year-old man
55-year-old man, who has since been released without charge
49-year-old woman
60-year-old woman
19-year-old woman
27-year-old woman
24-year-old woman

Police said there were no arrests at two addresses in Newham, "although a number of people have been spoken to".

The Daily Mail claims to know the identity of the killer from the Barking apartment block, but is not revealing it at the request of the police. Another Daily Mail article claims that at least two of the three killers are "British born Pakistanis". A third article reports one of the killers was in a television documentary last year about British jihadis.

From the Sun liveblog:
HOMEGROWN KILLER At least one of the jihadis who launched the vile attack on London Bridge grew up in the UK and used to work for KFC and TFL. The 27-year-old terrorist, who cops are asking to be identified only as “Abz”, was a home-grown jihadi who came to UK from Pakistan as a child and spent his life in Barking, East London. He is believed to have been radicalised over the past year – possibly through watching extremist videos on Google-owned video-sharing site YouTube – before mounting his murderous spree with two knife-wielding accomplices in fake bomb vests.

SUSPECT ‘WAS REPORTED TO POLICE’ A friend of one of the suspected attackers who killed seven people and left 48 injured was apparently reported to police. The man, who did not want to be named, told the BBC’s Asian Network that he called the anti-terror hotline but no action was taken.

VAN RECENTLY HIRED Police have confirmed the van used in the attack was a white Renault van which was recently hired by one of the attackers.

From the Telegraph liveblog:
Counter-terrorism officers secretly recorded an alleged Isil-inspired terror cell in Barking last month discussing how to use YouTube to plot a van and knife attack in London, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.

In a statement released 24 hours after the killings on its official Amaq media channel, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) said the three suspects had been part of a "sleeper cell".
Posted by:trailing wife

#13  and great comment thread---another Rantburg high protein meal.

The bad guys provide the meat, Alaska Paul, and Rantburgers spice and sauce it to taste. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2017-06-05 22:49  

#12  Some background on London Mayor Sadiq Khan: as a young attorney he defended the most radical of Islamists, including 9/11 Mastermind...

Khan is a wrongun

Trump should ban him from the states
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2017-06-05 18:20  

#11  Great article, trailing wife, and great comment thread---another Rantburg high protein meal.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2017-06-05 17:36  

#10  Your first post bespeaks a police force overwhelmed by having to track too many plots and plotters without being allowed to arrest without actual action.

The irony is that the UK has been there before. When you have many involved in terrorism in a non-cooperative population, you have no choice except to lock them up without trial as they did with suspected IRA in Long Kesh/The Maze.
Posted by: phil_b   2017-06-05 17:01  

#9  They are the wrong kind of supposed racists, Abu.
Posted by: DarthVader   2017-06-05 16:29  

#8  Wait a minute. They let Louis Farrakhan into the UK but not Michael Savage or Geert Wilders?
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-06-05 16:21  

#7  Meanwhile, it wasn't all Run, Hide, Tell in London during the attack. From the BBC link at 6:29:

Romanian baker Florin Morariu has been described as a hero on social media.

The man, who works at Bread Ahead bakery in Borough Market, saw a commotion outside the shop on Saturday evening.

He invited some distressed Brazilian women into the shop and gave them a glass of water. They explained that three men were stabbing revellers in the market.

He said he grabbed two crates and went outside to find the attackers and defend the injured.

Speaking to the Victoria Derbyshire show, he said: "I felt pity for the victims, I didn't know how to handle things or react, I thought to myself I'm also in danger.

"I just threw the crate at [one of the attackers]. I threw the first crate and I knew he was going to dodge it. While he was dodging it I walked towards him and hit him in the head with the other crate."

He then said a policeman shouted at him to stand back.

The officer then discharged a grenade.
Posted by: trailing wife   2017-06-05 12:32  

#6  Nicely found and presented, Glurong Pelosi4071.

Your first post bespeaks a police force overwhelmed by having to track too many plots and plotters without being allowed to arrest without actual action. Your second is devastating.
Posted by: trailing wife   2017-06-05 09:01  

#5  "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard."

-- H. L. Mencken
Posted by: trailing wife   2017-06-05 08:57  

#4  The goal of Islam is not integration into western society. The goal of Islam is political dominance. Please examine the role of the Muslim Brotherhood in the United States, with special attention given Washington D.C.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-06-05 07:50  

#3  As soembody said, ind democracy, the voters get what they voted for and they get it good and hard.
Posted by: Richard Aubrey   2017-06-05 07:46  

#2  
London Mayor Sadiq Khan - A History of Anti-Police Solicitor Activity Prior to Holding Office




  • Bubbins vs The United Kingdom (European Court of Human Rights – shooting of an unarmed individual by police marksmen)

  • HSU and Thompson v Met Police (wrongful arrest/police damages)

  • Reeves v Met Police (duty of care to prisoners)

  • CI Logan v Met Police (racial discrimination)

  • Supt Dizaei v Met Police (police damages, discrimination)

  • Inquest into the death of David Rocky Bennett (use of restraints)

  • Farrakhan v Home Secretary (Human Rights Act): in 2001, Khan represented the American Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan in the High Court and successfully overturned a ban on him entering the United Kingdom, first imposed in 1986.

  • In February 2000, Khan represented a group of Kurdish actors who were arrested by Metropolitan Police during a rehearsal of the Harold Pinter play Mountain Language, securing £150,000 in damages for the group for their wrongful arrest and the trauma caused by the arrest.

  • McDowell and Taylor v Met Police: Leroy McDowell and Wayne Taylor successfully sued the Metropolitan Police for assault and false imprisonment.


Posted by: Glurong Pelosi4071    2017-06-05 04:09  

#1  
A Definition of Deadly Incompetence


Counter-terrorism officers secretly recorded an alleged Isil-inspired terror cell in Barking last month discussing how to use YouTube to plot a van and knife attack in London, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.

Commander Dean Haydon


The Counter Terrorism Command (CTC) or SO15 is a Specialist Operations branch within London's Metropolitan Police Service. The Counter Terrorism Command was established as a result of the merging of the Anti-Terrorist Branch (SO13), and the Special Branch (SO12) in October 2006, bringing together intelligence, operations and investigative functions to form a single command. CTC has over 1,500 Police Officers and staff, and a number of investigators based overseas. Commander Dean Haydon is the head of the Counter Terrorism Command and reports to the Senior National Coordinator, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu. www.WikiPedia.org

Major Islamic Suicide attacks in Britain 2017


London Westminster Bridge Mass Attack On Civilians - One Suicide Attacker - Vehicle Driven into pedestrians, then attacker left vehicle to knife others before shot. 6 Dead, 49 Injured.

Manchester Concert Mass Attack On Civilians - One Suicide Bomber - 22 Dead, 119 Injured.

London, London Bridge Mass Attack on Civilians - Three Suicide Attackers Wearing Fake Suicide Vests - 7 Dead, 48 Injured.

Total British Civilian Casualties in 2017 in these attacks, which includes many men, women and children - 251.
Total Jihadists Dead - 5.

British Terror Alert Level - Severe

Posted by: Glurong Pelosi4071   2017-06-05 03:12  

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