Brave bystanders bundled a knifeman to the ground on London Bridge today before disarming him and fleeing as police opened fire.
Social media users tonight commended the efforts of the people who stepped in, including one brave man who risked his own safety by running through the traffic and jumping through a central partition to tackle the knifeman, while others also rushed to help him.
The man had been walking on the other side of London Bridge and disarmed the alleged attacker, he was one of six who disarmed the man before police took control of the situation.
Many claimed the people who helped detain the terrorist this afternoon ‘should be knighted’ while others suggested they should ‘never have to pay for a pint again’.
Two people are now confirmed to have died in the suspected terror attack after the knifeman allegedly started attacking people and was then shot by police, witnesses said.
One social media user said the people who wrestled the terrorist to the floor should be knighted
People are sharing images of this man online, claiming he helped tackle the suspect to the ground before taking the knife off him
Dramatic footage shows what appears to be a struggle on the floor before an armed police officer unloads a series of round at the alleged knifeman lying on the floor.
Witnesses described seeing two onlookers chasing down the knifeman.
One social media user commented: ‘The man that held the #londonbridge attacker down should never have to buy a drink again! #hero’. This is while another commented: ‘All of them should get a medal.’
Another added: ‘So so much respect for the people who helped the police get the terrorist today in London… If there were more people like you all in the world, this would be such a better planet.’
One member of the public, Steve Hurst told BBC Radio 5 Live that he ran towards the terrorist and kicked him in the head.
‘I felt compelled to jump out of the car and go and see what the situation was.
‘So everyone was on top of him trying to bundle him to the ground.
‘We saw that the knife was still in his hand, he was covered in blood.
‘I just put a foot in to try and kick him in the head, we were trying to do as much as we could to try and dislodge the knife from his hand so he wouldn’t harm anyone else.
Video filmed at the scene shows at least four people struggling with a man at London Bridge
A man can be seen holding a knife (circled) on London Bridge during the incident toda
Construction worker Howard Walsh said that he and his colleagues saw the member of the public who restrained the attacker being led away by ambulance workers.
He said: ‘We had literally finished working in House of Fraser. We were told to evacuate. We came out and were escorted up the road.
‘We saw one person with a stab wound in his chest, escorted further up the road.’
Mr Walsh, 30, said that the victim appeared to have been stabbed on his left hand side but that they ‘seemed alright’ as they were led away by ambulance workers.
Mayor Sadiq Khan said police were ‘not looking for anyone else after stabbings near London Bridge’ and praised the have-a-go heroes, saying, ‘They are the best of us’.
Onlooker George Robart said one member of the public ran towards, and then wrestled the suspect toward the ground despite him wearing a hoax bomb vest.
He tweeted: ‘This man was walking behind us on the other side of London Bridge when the attack began.
‘He ran through traffic and jumped the central partition to tackle the attacker with several others.
‘We ran away but looks like he disarmed him. Amazing bravery.
‘This man was walking behind us on the other side of London Bridge when the attack began. He ran through traffic and jumped the central partition to tackle the attacker with several others.
Social media users took to Twitter today to praise the efforts of those who helped during the incident
Another onlooker told how armed police shouted at the alleged knifeman ‘don’t move, don’t move’ before they shot him twice.
‘People were running away. It looked like a fight. I saw a man who looked like he was carrying a stick and another man holding a fire extinguisher who were chasing the man with the knife.
‘They grabbed him and pinned him to the ground.
‘The guy was hitting him with a stick and the other one was trying to hit him with the fire extinguisher.
‘Then three or four more people turned up and all of them held him on the ground.
‘One of them grabbed his knife and prized it out of his hand.
‘They were very brave, all of them.
‘The next thing I knew armed police arrived and told everyone to get back.
‘They got everyone back including one guy they had to pull off the man as he held him down.
Video filmed at the scene shows at least four people struggling with a man on London Bridge this afternoon
A man can be seen holding a knife on London Bridge during the incident today, which also saw a man lying on the ground
‘An officer shouted ‘don’t move at him twice, but he kept moving so the officer shot him twice on the ground.’
A Met Police spokesman said: ‘Police were called at 1.58pm to a stabbing at premises near to London Bridge. Emergency services attended, including officers from the Met and City of London Police.
Witnesses said there appeared to be a scuffle on the southern side of the bridge with several men attacking another man at about 2pm this afternoon, and police said they were responding ‘as though it is terror-related’.
Onlooker Zack Shooter said police almost knocked him over as they ran towards the incident, adding: ‘Then loads of cars with sirens all rushed past me at full speed.’
Police evacuated London Bridge station and the surrounding area. A cordon was set up at Borough Market while evacuation continued from shops and businesses.
The response from officers led scores of people to run down St Thomas’ Street. Police said they were treating the evacuation of the area surrounding Borough Market as a ‘major incident.’
Station staff at Monument claimed five people have been injured in the London Bridge knife attack. The Tube station has been closed off as armed police investigate.
Staff working for News UK, whose offices are by London Bridge station, reported being held in their building as police dealt with the incident.
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