UK police shot dead a man in south London after several people were believed to have been stabbed in a ‘terrorism-related’ incident
LONDON - Police shot dead a man in south London on Sunday after several people were believed to have been stabbed in what police described as a terrorism-related incident.
“A man has been shot by armed officers in Streatham . At this stage it is believed a number of people have been stabbed. The circumstances are being assessed; the incident has been declared as terrorist-related,” the police said on Twitter.Karker Tahir, a man who was working nearby, told Sky News that the man was shot three times. Police had told people in the area to leave because the man had a bomb in his bag, Tahir said.
Helicopters flew overhead and police cars were in surrounding streets, with the area blocked off by tape.
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