Metropolitan Police
Early release of convicted terrorist under scrutiny after London Bridge attack
Neil Basu, London’s police counterterrorism chief, said 28-year-old Usman Khan was attending a program that works to educate prisoners when he launched Friday’s attack just yards from the site of a deadly 2017 van and knife rampage. Continue reading
Men use narwhal tusk, fire extinguisher to take down London Bridge attacker
Dramatic video captured at the scene shows three men armed with a fire extinguisher and a large narwhal tusk take the man to the ground. Continue reading
Climate group Extinction Rebellion vows to fight London, U.K. protest ban
“This is nature defending herself,” said an XR co-founder, protesting one day after the ban was imposed. “I’m doing this for your children.” Continue reading
Man stabbed near British government offices in London, police say
Officials said it was early to say whether the incident was linked to the Home Office, but there was no suggestion it was terrorism-related. Continue reading
4 dead including pregnant woman after violent 28-hour period in London
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said police were working around the clock after four people were murdered in a bloody 28-hour period for Britain’s capital. Continue reading
British woman dies after exposure to nerve agent in Amesbury, U.K.
A British woman has died just over a week after she was exposed to a highly toxic nerve agent in the town of Amesbury. Continue reading
U.K. authorities reopen London’s Oxford Circus Station following reports of shots fired
Just before 5 p.m. local time, British Transit Police said units were responding to an “incident” at the station. Continue reading
Car incident outside London Natural History Museum deemed not terror related by police
Several people are reportedly injured, and videos posted on social media depict law enforcement and emergency vehicles at the scene. Continue reading
Witnesses describe scenes of ‘complete terror’ after explosion hits London subway
“People weren’t even running they were falling over each other,” said one witness to a suspected terror attack in London. Continue reading
What we know about London subway explosion, U.K.’s 5th terrorist incident in 2017
An improvised explosive device exploded on a packed rush-hour commuter train in London injuring 22 people on Friday in what police said was the fifth terrorism incident in Britain this year. Continue reading