Theresa May has warned that Britain is in the grip of a
spate of copycat terror attacks in the wake of the London Bridge atrocity.The Prime Minister delivered a stark assessment of the
threat facing the UK after seven people were murdered and dozens more injured
by three terrorists on Saturday night.
It was the third terrorist outrage to hit the country
this year following the Westminster and Manchester attacks.
Speaking outside Downing Street, Mrs May said that
although there was no direct link between the three incidents, "terrorism
breeds terrorism".
Earlier, Scotland Yard revealed the death toll from the
terrorist attack in London Bridge has risen to seven and almost 50 were
injured.
Metropolitan Police commissioner Cressida Dick
condemned the atrocity as "appalling" and "ghastly".
She said police believe there were three attackers at
London Bridge and Borough Market and that all had been "neutralized".
Attackers brought carnage to the streets of the
capital, stabbing a police officer and revelers with 12-inch knives,
reportedly shouting "this is for Allah".
The trio were pictured wearing what appeared to be
explosive vests, with police later confirming they were hoaxes.
Police were called at around 10.08pm to reports of a
vehicle striking pedestrians on London Bridge.
The white van then continued to drive to Borough
Market. Three men then left the vehicle and began to stab people,
including a British Transport Police Officer:
The suspects were confronted and shot by police at
Borough Market within eight minutes of the first call being made.