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A man wearing a fake explosive vest Friday stabbed several people before being tackled by members of the public and then shot dead by armed officers on London Bridge, police and the city’s mayor say. Police say they are treating it as a terrorist attack. In this grab taken from video made available by @HLOBlog, a man is surrounded by police after an incident on London Bridge. (@HLOBlog via AP)
Two people were killed and three injured in the attack. Health officials said one of the injured was in critical but stable condition, one was stable and the third had less serious injuries. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
People were evacuated from London Bridge in central London following a police incident. British police said Friday they were dealing with an incident on London Bridge, and witnesses reported hearing gunshots. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)
The suspect was tackled by members of the public and then fatally shot by officers on London Bridge. The attacker has been identified as Usman Khan, 28, who was attending a program that works to educate prisoners. (Kirsty O'Connor/PA via AP)
London Bridge station, one of the city's busiest rail hubs, was closed for several hours after the attack. Cars and buses on the busy bridge stood abandoned after the shooting, with a white truck stopped diagonally across the lanes. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Minutes after the stabbings, witnesses saw a man with a knife being wrestled to the ground by members of the public on the bridge before officers shot him dead. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
The London Police said Usman Khan, the suspect, was known to the authorities, having been convicted in 2012 for terrorism offences. The police said the suspect was released from prison in December 2018 on licence. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)
Staff in nearby office blocks were told to stay inside. Scores of police, some armed with submachine guns, ushered office workers and tourists out of the area packed with office buildings, banks, restaurants and bars. (Kirsty O'Connor/PA via AP)
