Five minutes of terror still haunt the residents of London

London Blast Five minutes of terror still haunt the residents of London Convicted terrorist Usman Khan, who carried out the deadly attack, was shot dead by officers after citizens bravely tackled him on London Bridge.

Bhoomi Goyal
Updated on: 2 Jun 2023 3:18 PM GMT
Five minutes of terror still haunt the residents of London
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It was exactly six years back, the city of London was shaken by a terror attack near the iconic London Bridge. Despite the passage of time, the incidents still haunts the residents of the capital city of United Kingdom as they commemorate the dead.
Eight people were killed including the three terrorists and 48 others, including cops, injured when the terrorists went on a stabbing spree at London Bridge and the nearby Borough Market. On June 3, 2017.
To commemorate the dead, the Southwark Council and Southwark Cathedral have organised a service of remembrance at the Cathedral as they have been doing since 2017.
What was the incident?
On June 3, 2017, a vehicle in which three terrorists were sitting deliberately rammed into the pedestrians on the iconic London Bridge before crashing on the Borough High Street which was situated near the Thames river. The terrorists then went on a stabbing spree in the Borough Market injuring and killing people sitting in the pubs and restaurants. All three terrorists were killed by the cops.
Convicted terrorist Usman Khan, who carried out the deadly attack, was shot dead by officers after citizens bravely tackled him on London Bridge. Khan who was released from prison on the basis of license in December 2017 attended a conference on rehabilitation of prisoners at Fishmongers Hall, opposite London Bridge.

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At the same time an event five-year anniversary of a Cambridge University criminal justice initiative called Learning Together was also being held. Around 100 guests – including former prisoners, prison staff, academics and criminal justice campaigners – and reportedly 50 staff were present there.
According to witnesses, shortly before 2 p.m., Khan – armed with two knives and wore a fake suicide vest – threatened to blow up the building.
He pulled out two knives as the people started were screaming and were cornered by Khan.
A Polish cook named Lukasz, who was a first aid trainer also killed in this incident.
After some time, khan opened his jacket and tried to reveal the bomb. After fighting with the police he was shot dead by police officer.
Police revealed that he was part of an Al Qaeda-inspired terrorist group that plotted to bomb the London Stock Exchange in 2012 and to build a terrorist training camp in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir owned by Khan's family.
In this incident 8 people had been killed and 48 people were injured.
After this incident now in 2023 the fifth anniversary is going to be held in the city. Revd Andrew Nunn, Dean of Southwark Cathedral, said: “Each anniversary brings back the memories of that terrible evening five years ago. Southwark Cathedral, with other community leaders and groups, continues to support all those caught up in the events and to continue that process of building trust and hope throughout our communities. We emerged scarred yet stronger.”
The service will be held at Southwark Cathedral at 2.30pm on Friday 3 June.

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