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London terror attack confirmed by Met Police

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    #152
    wakka12
    Registered Users Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭wakka12


    Manchester attack barely out of the headlines and then this happens


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    #153
    MRnotlob606
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,642 ✭✭✭MRnotlob606


    Sky News says that sources have told them that Scotland Yard is treating this as a terrorist attack. This is not confirmed. /u/HaydenSD


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    #154
    Noveight
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,813 ✭✭✭Noveight


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Second incident at Burrough Market, with videos of armed police running into pubs telling people to get down.

    Live Thread here.

    Just watched those. Fúcking terrifying situation.


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    #155
    marno21
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 14,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Do Sky News broadcast back to base on 4G or what would the setup be?
    It depends. If they have a reporter/camera crew with a van it would be via satellite, otherwise if it's a more mobile crew or amateur footage it would be via IP, likely 4G.


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    #156
    [Deleted User]
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    Some confusion over actual events - eyewitnesses have said incidents at Burough Bistro, but police are saying Burough Market, which are two completely different places.
    "Significant" gunfire reported and up to six shots fired near the Shard
    There are now reports of" five or six shots" fired or explosions of some kind from witnesses on Southwark Street, about 300 yards from the Shard.
    "The sense I'm getting is that this is not a situation that is over," LBC's reporter on ground has said. "This is still an incident that is very much ongoing".

    Is the Shard the Gherkin? Or are they two separate buildings?


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    #157
    pc7
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 14,020 Mod ✭✭✭✭pc7


    You just can't protect from an attack such as this, I just can't get my head around it. Saturday night, people just out with friends, tourists, commuters and now some won't make it home.
    Horrific stuff.


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    #158
    Lackey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,118 ✭✭✭Lackey


    awec wrote: »
    Sky news is getting ridiculous now.

    While I don't particularly like sky news censorship is not the answer.

    Seen someone after Manchester attack on sky news calling the reaction of the public and news stations as 'hysteria'

    What does anyone expect?

    Ide rather 'hysteria' and wall to wall coverage than acceptance any day of the week.


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    #159
    Atlantic Dawn
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    Lots of police getting kitted out in riot gear on Sky News, looks like they must be expecting a mob of people with knives, why not just send in armed response and wipe out anyone not following orders?


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    #160
    fuzzydunlop85
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    Just came out of work at tower bridge. Chaos and bedlam here: police cars and vans helicopters all over the place.


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    #161
    maudgonner
    Registered Users Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭maudgonner


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Do Sky News broadcast back to base on 4G or what would the setup be?


    In a situation like this, yes more than likely. As soon as possible they will have Sat Vans down there, but it will obviously be difficult to get close.


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    #162
    Lackey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,118 ✭✭✭Lackey


    fuzzydunlop85 wrote: »
    Just came out of work at tower bridge. Chaos and bedlam here: police cars and vans helicopters all over the place.

    You home safe?


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    #163
    bilston
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    awec wrote: »
    Sky news is getting ridiculous now.

    They've just shown live coverage of police officers getting changed on a London street.


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    #164
    MRnotlob606
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,642 ✭✭✭MRnotlob606


    There is an incident that is ongoing right now. I feel sorry for the British, they are going through a very tough time.


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    #165
    [Deleted User]
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    fuzzydunlop85 wrote: »
    Just came out of work at tower bridge. Chaos and bedlam here: police cars and vans helicopters all over the place.

    Probably best to get home as quickly as you can.


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    #166
    Snake Plisken
    Registered Users Posts: 12,501 ✭✭✭✭Snake Plisken


    awec wrote: »
    Indeed, mass internment has always shown very positive results in the past.

    Irish people who think internment is the solution never cease to amaze me given what happened here in the 70s.

    We are talking about Muslims who have come to the attention of security services it's attitudes like this that allow these attacks to continue!
    I would also shutdown Mosques that are proven to preach hate speech!
    I wonder how many more attacks will happen before we reach a tipping point where Europe starts to fight back!


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    #167
    eviltwin
    Registered Users Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    fuzzydunlop85 wrote: »
    Just came out of work at tower bridge. Chaos and bedlam here: police cars and vans helicopters all over the place.

    Mind yourself


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    #168
    Pretzill
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Lots of police getting kitted out in riot gear on Sky News, looks like they must be expecting a mob of people with knives, why not just send in armed response and wipe out anyone not following orders?

    Certainly looks like riot gear. All seems very chaotic.


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    #169
    Doltanian
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    Sky News are sick, showing the police changing uniform and they are in their underwear. an absolute new for Journalism in my opinion. There they are forced to hurridly change clothes on the street and Sky decides to broadcast it to the whole world.


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    #170
    Gamebred
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    The right to bare arms is needed in the u.k for incidents at this stage, theres not many other viable options and please dont give me America as an example.


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    #171
    AndyBoBandy
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    Those police are getting kitted up for action!! This is most definitely still an ongoing incident.


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    #172
    Stephen15
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    wakka12 wrote: »
    Was turin really a false alarm? There were pictures of injured people in the article ??

    There were some minor injuries occurred in a stampede


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    #173
    AllForIt
    Registered Users Posts: 8,320 ✭✭✭AllForIt


    So the focus seems to be taken of France and over to the UK. I wonder how much of that change in focus is attributable to the fact that that British police don't carry firearms.


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    #174
    Beyondgone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,166 ✭✭✭Beyondgone


    Gamebred wrote: »
    The right to bare arms is needed in the u.k for incidents at this stage, theres not many other viable options and please dont give me America as an example.

    T shirts are the answer? :confused:


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    #175
    pc7
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    Pretzill wrote: »
    Certainly looks like riot gear. All seems very chaotic.

    Jesus imagine having a few beers in you in this chaos, missing friends, trying to figure out how to get home or that fooking terrifying :(


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    #176
    everlast75
    Registered Users Posts: 19,153 ✭✭✭✭everlast75


    Gamebred wrote: »
    The right to bare arms is needed in the u.k for incidents at this stage, theres not many other viable options and please dont give me America as an example.

    'Cause it defeats your argument?


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    #177
    [Deleted User]
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    I actually feel sorry for people working on rolling news stations at times like this. They have to keep talking no matter what and are likely painfully aware of the Sh1ite they are talking, and statements of the obvious and their repetition.


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    #178
    [Deleted User]
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    Confirmed that police are seeking three suspects.

    Reddit Live Thread    , just in case.


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    #179
    LeinsterDub
    Registered Users Posts: 8,229 ✭✭✭LeinsterDub


    Gamebred wrote: »
    The right to bare arms is needed in the u.k for incidents at this stage, theres not many other viable options and please dont give me America as an example.

    Giving nutcases access to guns will help? Bizarre logic


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    #180
    clairewithani
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,270 ✭✭✭clairewithani


    Beyondgone wrote: »
    T shirts are the answer? :confused:

    Correcting a person's grammar/spelling helps the situation. Idiot!:(


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    #181
    myshirt
    Registered Users Posts: 5,245 ✭✭✭myshirt


    Beyondgone wrote: »
    T shirts are the answer? :confused:

    He meant a set of bear arms from hunting.


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