Lee Rig By News Today

Anniversaries. unfortunately one of the things we learned with our international experience of terrorist attacks over the last 15 years is that they are more frequently than you think tied to anniversaries, and i tell you, may or may not be a coincidence, but may 22nd, 2013 was that horrific attack on the streets of london where a british soldier named lee rig by was attacked for no reason at all, beheaded in the street by two men who then ranted to cameras and passers by until they were arreste...

Police noticed is when the knife attack happened on a british soldier, lee rig by in southeast london. that was may 22nd, 2013. whether that has anything to do with this or not, of course, n n one has clue. >> are we clear that it was a single explosion and a single device? you said what they had worried might be a second device was a pile of clothes and its been deemed not to have been a threat. are they clear this is over now? >> well, as far as we know, they havent found any other devices. bu...

Heard four gunshots, police had members of parliament hit ground and crawled to cover. officers moved swiftly to secure mps. according to the leader of the house of commons, at least one assailant entered the gates of londons iconic government building then stabbed and killed one police officer before being shot by police. one british law maker rushed to join first aid responders to aid the injured officer. all of this as prime minister theresa may was in the building making her weekly visit to ...

That may change soon if there is any link back to one of these groups. isis have been telling the people theyre in touch with in the west, the people theyve been trying to inspire in the west to get a message out over social media, even during launching these kind of truck a tarks. so, were looking out for that. we havent seen it yet, jake. >> clarissa, this comes at a time when the head of mirks i-6 said the scale of the terrorism threat to the u.k. is unprecedented. >> britain has been waiting...

This very seriously and they are thwarting attacks all the time, all the time. we dont hear about them. we dont report them. in this case, however, it appears that they were unlucky. >> and, congressman, why is the threat matrix so high right now, so bad in europe, especially the u.k.? >> well, weve seen this threat stream into europe for years now. al baghdad i decided to issue orders around the country that wherever you are, you take the fight to the infidels, in the united states, in europe. ...

Deranged follower who is still in prison. they dont know who is responsible for this attack or what the motivation is for this attack, but i do think it is worth mentioning to our viewers that the lock down situation is still in effect, and that means that at this stage it appears that counter terrorism officials, that the metropolitan police, that scotland yard have not yet determined -- they do not yet feel 100% confident they have fully been able to clear that area. you have hundreds of lawma...

This is the main problem for security services, not just in the u.k., but across the west. how do you begin to stop every terrorist who has a desire to kill, an ideology that inexpires him to do so if all he needs is a knife and a car. this is virtually mission impossible for security services stopping that kind of attack on a regular basis. >> paul crook shank, what are you hearing in terms of the latest that youre getting from your sources about where the investigation is going and whether or ...

Landmarks perimeter fence. the armed attacker ran from the scene and through the gates. nearby, a westminster bridge, another crime scene, multiple victims with catastrophic injuries were left lying on the pavement. >> bodies literally, must have been about ten bodies. >> 10, 12 bodies. >> reporter: at least one female victim was pulled injured but alive from the thames river. former polish minister captured the immediate aftermath of the attack on his cell phone. >> i saw in all five people dow...

Nick, whats the latest? >> reporter: the latest from here, jake, police are yet to give us any information about the identities of the deceased or any of the victims who were hit by the car and are injured. however, we do know, we do know that three of those people hit by the car were police officers. several others were young french teenage students who were touring the city. all of this began in the middle of the afternoon here. terror unfolding by the minute in the shadow of big ben today. >>...

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