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Breaking news so no further details at time of posting.
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6 dead and over 50 injured in the London Bridge and Borough Market area of London.
Three attackers left the van and using knives attempted to stab innocent people. The attackers were shot by police.
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Latest: Attackers drove van into pedestrians in London Bridge then crashed into railings. 3 men left the van and stabbed a number of people in Borough Market. 6 dead and 50 wounded. Police were on the scene within 8 minutes and shot all 3 suspects.
I hope we do get a PM with the balls to deal with these lunatics once and for all!
I hope we do get a PM with the balls to deal with these lunatics once and for all!
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A Cobra meeting is being help this morning. There has been mention on BBC news that the election may be cancelled. (This comment was made during discussion between various presenters) Political parties will have to hold fire on electioneering at the very least...
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Incidentally, the attackers were shot by police within 8 minutes of receiving the first call. The attackers were wearing 'suicide vests' (metal canisters which were strapped to their bodies) These 'explosive' vests were later found to be hoaxes.
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I settled down to sleep just before this happened and woke up to this horror weekend I switched my phone on this morning.
Enough is enough now, three attacks in three months. Something really needs to be done and quickly. Come on Cobra, put some drastic measures in place. Strange how the threat level was lowered this week....
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7 now confirmed killed.
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Dreadful. Maybe admin can merge the threads.
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No idea about the number split but cobra is an abbreviation for the Cabinet Office Briefing Room
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_Office_Briefing_Room
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_Office_Briefing_Room
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C.O.B.R.A is the acronym for Cabinet Office Briefing Room A . The meetings are called to discuss terror attacks and other matters of security for the UK. You need to check about Trooping of the Colour. It may be cancelled...
