2017 London Bridge attack
On 3 June 2017, a terrorist vehicle-ramming and stabbing took place in London, England. A van was deliberately driven into pedestrians on London Bridge, and then crashed on Borough High Street, just south of the River Thames. The van's three occupants then ran to the nearby Borough Market area and began stabbing people in and around restaurants and pubs. They were shot dead by Metropolitan Police and City of London Police authorised firearms officers, and were found to be wearing fake explosive vests. Eight people were killed and 48 were injured, including members of the public and four unarmed police officers who attempted to stop the assailants. British authorities described the perpetrators as "radical Islamist terrorists".
| 2017 London Bridge attack | |
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| Part of Islamic terrorism in Europe | |
London Bridge at night in 2013 | |
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| Location | London Bridge and Borough Market area, London, United Kingdom |
| Date | 3 June 2017 22:06–22:16 (BST) |
Attack type | Vehicle-ramming attack, stabbing |
| Weapons | Van, ceramic knives, glass bottle (only used once by Khuram Butt, during a fight against PC Tchorzewski) |
| Deaths | 11 (including the 3 perpetrators) |
| Injured | 48 (21 critically) |
| Assailants | Khuram Shazad Butt Rachid Redouane Youssef Zaghba |
| Motive | Islamist extremism |
The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack.