CNN: 15-20 People Run over on London Bridge, Stabbings at Nearby Restaurant
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CABRERA: "And we do know that there have been ongoing investigations happening into terrorism within England. We know that there were additional people arrested following the bombing of the Manchester concert venue, where Ariana Grande had been performing. At least 17 people have been taken into custody following that event. They were looking into potential terrorist networks. That was in Manchester. This latest incident happening on the London bridge. Again, the police tweeting out, we’re dealing with an incident on London bridge. When we have more information, we’ll update this Twitter feed. Reports of 20 people having been run over. Not knowing whether they are connected. But some kind of stabbing incident happening inside a restaurant, in the boroughs market we’re told. Two people stabbed inside. Customers huddling in the cellar, not knowing what’s happening. Someone in the area told them to stay there, don’t go into the street. We’re trying to get more information on this situation currently unfolding, coming on just the day before the Manchester concert that’s supposed to be a benefit concert. With Ariana Grande and many other celebrities to honor the victims of this latest terror attack that happened in England, just about two weeks ago now. That was an incident in which more than a dozen people were killed, and hundreds of people were injured in that incident. So right now, what is unfolding in England, we don’t know exactly. But we do know there’s some kind of incident on the London bridge. Just the backdrop of all of this, Tom, if you’re in law enforcement right now, what do you anticipate happening behind the scenes?"
FUENTES: "Well, absolutely they’re going to be trying to identify who owned the car, who was driving the car, if the individuals that ran into their restaurant, if there was a stabbing incident there, were they from the car, or is that a separate incident that is coincidentally happening, or the same people that were in the car. They’re going to want to get as many witness statements and possible videos as they can. London has extensive video surveillance system throughout the city. I think they’ll be quickly reviewing whatever video they have of the traffic on the London bridge and what exactly occurred on the bridge, and go from there. If they can identify the individuals that are associated with that vehicle, then look into their background, and, you know, who they are, what they’re affiliated with, if they’ve been on the police radar in prior investigations. Or are these new people that have come up. We just don’t know yet. That’s the kind of thing that they’ll be looking at very closely at the moment."
CABRERA: "A reminder to our viewers that we don’t have a lot of information. We just did see another tweet from the metropolitan police right now saying officers are on the scene at #London bridge. They’re being very careful to put out any information. But again, the reports on the ground right now, 15 to 20 people were run over on the London bridge. There’s another incident that people are saying involved stabbing in a restaurant nearby. But again, these are initial reports. And we know as incidents are unfolding, sometimes the information as confirmed by police does change. We want to make sure we’re careful about how we’re dealing with this situation. What I can tell you is confirmed on the record by police is they are responding to an incident on the London bridge. And they have now arrived on the scene of that incident, and they are working to get more information. You’re looking at a map to get a better sense of where this is all unfolding. The London bridge, you can see, is near the borough market."
