British police shot and killed a man they say wore a fake explosive device and stabbed two people in London Sunday.
Deputy assistant police commissioner, Lucy D’Orsi, says police are confident the attacker was Sudesh Amman, who was recently released from prison for "Islamic-related terrorism offenses."
A male victim, who suffered life-threatening wounds is now out of danger. A woman who was stabbed has been released from the hospital. A third person was slightly injured by flying glass when police shot the suspect.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says his thoughts are with the injured as he thanked police and emergency workers. Johnson also said that in light of this attack and one in December, the government would introduce “fundamental changes” to how people convicted of terrorism are treated.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said “Terrorists seek to divide us and to destroy our way of life. Here in London, we will never let them succeed.”
Sunday’s incident took place on a busy street in south London’s Streatham neighborhood.
Witnesses report seeing police chasing a suspect down the neighborhood’s main shopping district, yelling for him to stop. They opened fire and shot him three times when he ignored them. Police determined that the explosive device he wore was a fake.
Police have not yet publicly identified him or spoke of an exact motive other than saying it was terrorism.
