London holds vigil after attack thrusts security to election fore
London, UKReuters London held a vigil on Monday for two people killed near London Bridge by a convicted terrorist who had been released early from prison, an incident that thrust criminal justice to the centre of a campaign 10 days before a national election. Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, both former students active […]
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson vows to strengthen prison sentences after London attack
London, UKReuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday he would strengthen prison sentences, vowing to boost security after an attack in London by a man jailed for terrorism who had been released early. Less than two weeks before Britain heads to the polls, law and order has taken top billing since Usman Khan, […]
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson pressured on jail terms after London Bridge attack
London, UKReuters The London Bridge attack pushed law and order towards the top of the British political agenda on Saturday, with days to go before a snap election, after police said the assailant had previously been convicted of terrorism offences but freed early from prison. Usman Khan, wearing a fake suicide vest and wielding knives, […]
Police shoot London killer dead, call stabbings a terrorist attack
London, UKReuters British police on Friday shot dead a man wearing a fake suicide vest who stabbed two people to death in London and wounded three more before being wrestled to the ground by bystanders, in what the authorities called a terrorist attack. The attacker went on the rampage just before 2pm, targeting people at […]
Updated: Seven killed in “deliberate and cowardly” attack in central London
Updated: 8.30am, 5th June, 2017– with RNS Seven people have been killed and almost 50 injured in another apparently Islamist-inspired terror attack in London – this time when a speeding white van was driven into pedestrians on London Bridge before three men jumped out and stabbed people at Borough Market on Saturday night. Three suspects, […]