“I’m humbled by the bravery of an officer that would rush towards a potential suicide bomber thinking only about protecting others.”
Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley has been speaking with the press this afternoon and he provided more details regarding the recent attacks at London Bridge/Borough Market that killed seven people and left 48 other people wounded.
As we know, Met Police responded within eight minutes of the attack commencing and Rowley said that “eight police officers fired a total of 50 bullets to kill the three London Bridge attackers.”
In what was an “unprecedented” number of shots fired by police, the armed forces neutralized the three attackers.
Mr Rowley also confirmed that a member of the public had been shot during the operation and was receiving treatment in hospital.
He also said the van that was used in the attacks was recently hired by one of the attackers.
Take a look.
Police: Member of public received gunshot wound when 8 officers fired 50 bullets & killed London attackers https://t.co/iyjwAVrmJc pic.twitter.com/PIakzr1CnV
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 4, 2017
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