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Arizona Governor Doug Ducey called for prayers in the wake of the terrorist attack on Saturday. Six people were killed and at least 40 people are injured after a van stuck pedestrians on the London Bridge and three suspects then attacked victims with large knives.
U.S. Homeland Security issued a statement on Saturday night advising that it was “closely monitoring the ongoing situation in the United Kingdom,” and “working with our interagency partners and foreign counterparts to gain further insight into reported attacks against civilians on London Bridge and in the surrounding area.”
● Six people have been killed in terror attacks on London Bridge and at Borough Market.
● Attackers drove a van across London Bridge, targeting pedestrians, before leaving the vehicle and stabbing passersby.
● Three male suspects have been shot dead by police. Metropolitan police assistant commissioner Mark Rowley said the men were dead eight minutes after the first emergency call was received.
● Canisters seen around the body of at least one of the suspects have been “established to be hoaxes”, police said.
● At least 30 people injured in the attacks have been taken to five hospitals across London. Others were treated at the scene.
● One of those injured was a British Transport police officer who was one of the first on the scene in response to calls from help from the public. He was stabbed in the head, face and leg, but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
● None of those killed or injured, or the perpetrators, have yet been named.
● Police believe all of those directly responsible for the attack have been killed. Investigations are ongoing.