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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPardon my cynicism re the London Bridge attack
This works as well for Boris as the Russian interference in their elections. It's vulgar.
calimary
(81,320 posts)Thank goodness it wasnt a gun. There would have been much more needless carnage.
spinbaby
(15,090 posts)Here in the states, it would have been an automatic weapon and many more would have died.
Celerity
(43,408 posts)I am having trouble thinking of any that were remotely recent (the last one I could find was the 1997 North Hollywood Shootout, which was a bank robbery and with only the two robbers killed, no one else.)
LeftInTX
(25,375 posts)Didn't he jerry-rig his rifle into an automatic?
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)malaise
(269,054 posts)The attacker was killed as well as a cop. The attacker wore a false vest.
A gun attack in London would be a dead give away.
This is really too neat and too close to the election for me to buy one word.
How I hope the British people remove this monster
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Wow.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,321 posts)eg
Cressida Dick told a press conference the stabbing attack, which has been declared a terrorist incident, began at an event at Fishmonger's Hall.
Within five minutes of being called officers confronted the suspect - who was shot dead by police - she said.
The suspect was wearing what is thought to have been a hoax explosive device.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50604781
malaise
(269,054 posts)dware
(12,399 posts)as is probably true in this case.
England has been hit with several terrorist attacks in recent years, there's no reason to think this is anything else other than another terrorist attack.
Dr. Strange
(25,921 posts)That's exactly what THEY want us to believe.
I see what you did there.
Quackers
(2,256 posts)Gotta go clean up now.
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)Whatever you say must be true, because... ..?
tblue37
(65,403 posts)LeftInTX
(25,375 posts)Attacks are more frequent during Christmas.
Unfortunately, this does help Boris....
a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)About 40 miles outside London. The news was on the television, but nobody really paid much attention (and Im in super-conservative Essex). Though, when I ordered a beer, the bartender-noticing my accent- said well there wouldve been a lot more dead if this was the States. Touché.
malaise
(269,054 posts)I still wonder about David Kelly's death
LeftInTX
(25,375 posts)I'm like, "Guy with a knife" versus "Guy with a gun"...