The attack took place in South London

Photo: social networks

South London attack occurred, reports TASS. Several people were stabbed.

According to police, the assailant shot by police officers. Clarifies that happened in the South of the British capital – the district will Stream. The circumstances of the incident are being investigated.

“At this stage we believe that several people were stabbed. The circumstances are being investigated, this incident was declared as linked to terrorism,” – said in Twitter Scotland Yard.

the Russian Embassy in London said, whether among the victims of the Russians.

Previously, users of social networks have published photographs of men shot and killed by police, and video from the event.

the footage shows how several police officers with guns come to lying on the ground man, and then run away from him. According to British media reports, it is connected with the fact that the assailant could be an explosive device or hoax.

Video: telegram channel Mash

Minister of internal Affairs of the United Kingdom Priti Patel has promised to toughen anti-terrorism legislation. The Ministry stressed that the quality of some of the measures to strengthen the control of the UK against terrorism will be a hard penalty, ending parole and review the actions of prisoners.

the Department also intends to achieve the introduction of a 14-year period as a minimum for serious crimes of a terrorist nature. Patel said that the attack in 2019 showed the existing actually control involved in terrorism.

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