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Im going to tell you, as someone who served in the business, you can look at dozens of people at once. you cannot look at thousands or tens of thousands. when you say they knew this person or theyre looking at them, i want to know how up on the radar they are because you cant look at thousands or tens of thousands of people at once. you cant. >> the fact he was found with a hoax explosive device is that indicative of going to you in the planning? >> yes, it is. look, one person operated individu...

>> reporter: the quick response of passersby have been credited with preventing this from being worse. videos show members of the public taking a large knife from him and pulling him down. armed officers arrived five minutes later and isolated the man when he opened his jacket to reveal what looks like an explicit device. he was shot and killed immediately. >> we believe a device was strapped to the body of a suspect was a hoax explosive device. >> reporter: the investigation begins. police will...

>> "male suspect shot by specialistslonded police and i confirm this suspect died at the scene. a number of others received injuries. when we can provide further updates on their condition we will. due to the nature of the incident we responded as though this was terrorist-related. im in a position to confirm that it has been declare kd a terrorist incident. i can confirm at this time we believe a device was strapped to the body of the suspect is a hoax explosive device. officers continue to car...

Strapped to the body of the suspect is a hoax explosive device. >> londons assistant police commissioner confirming key details, and londons mayor, sadiq khan, praising the quick response. >> i want to thank our brave emergency services who responded to todays horrific attack. every day they put their lives on the line for us, running towards danger in order to keep us safe. >> were also seeing dramatic video of the incident capturing police approaching a suspect and then firing shots as the sus...

And moments after that, the police shot and killed the male suspect. we understand from the police that the suspect had on his person what they called a hoax explosive device. we are freezing that, cutting that short for obvious reasons, because it is graphic. but moments after that last frame, the police shot and killed the male suspect. we also understand from the police that a number of people were wound ed in attack. no reports of any deaths. i want to go to the chairman of the uk foreign af...

Has said the incident was terror related. they confirmed a male suspect was shot and killed, that he had a hoax explosive device on him. nic robertson, the london mayor thanking members of the public for risking their lives. >> im looking at a tweet from boris johnson. >> i want to thank the emergency services and immediate public for their bravery. you can see in one video a man walking away from the suspect on the ground and is holding the large knife or a large knife. we certainly heard witne...

Picture is obviously going to be, is this a seasoned campaign by isis in european capitals in the run-up to christmas. >> especially when french intelligence and other european intelligence officials were not seeing a lessening of the threat and had their guard up. there will be political questions asked. >> officials across europe also asking could this happen here. the london metropolitan police moments ago declaring this a terror incident, saying that a male suspect was shot and killed at the...

Body of the suspect is a hoax explosive device. >> reporter: the knife is seen pulled from the scuffle yet still ordinary londoners appear to have thrown themselves at the assailant to prohibit him. >> i want to thank those members of the public who physically intervened to protect the lives of others and for me they represent the very best of our country and i thank them. >> i was also in the boston marathon attacks in 2013. im also a very similar experience and sort of to minutes or so long be...

Cnns nina dos santos is tracking this from london. what are you hearing at this hour? >> reporter: well, things are looking calm outside of the london bridge station but it was a different picture about seb hours ago. when the specter of another deadly terror attack made its presence felt on the capital streets. [ sirens ] >> reporter: terror once again in the heart of london. passengers on this bus became witness to a shocking scene. >> it looked like members of the public were fighting with a ...

Flowed in to the hospital. many of them civilians. despite the risks, this doctor has no intention of stopping her work. everyone is afraid of the sound of a plane or shell, but we have people who need us and we have to rescue them. as long as the violence continues, she fear theres will be many more lives to save. clarissa ward, cnn, reporting from syria. >> thank you. and just in, the white house just given a new deadline by house democrats involving the impeachment inquiry. see the letter. ...