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Broad. a major incident by the standard of the ambulance corps there. and on the phone now is brian dillon, the former head of scotland yard specialist firearms command. from what you've seen, from what you've heard, give me your take on this incident we're seeing in central london right now. >> i think it was a swift and effective response to an unfolding incident that is taking place right in the heart of the capitol. the emergency has a very strong set of contingency plans just in case of an incident that gives call for concern of what exactly is the underlying motive. we're also at the mom...

To safeguard communities in the event that this is an incident that perhaps spreads beyond what at the moment is, we must remember, a contained and isolated incident just taking place in london. >> there are differences that we were talking about before you came on the phone, brian, differences between the united states where we often see these kinds of incidents involving guns or explosives, as opposed to the number of stabbings that are far more common in the uk. what would have been the response the moment that officials knew that this was going on? who would have responded, what kind of tr...

Downing street. we're also told that nypd is monitoring this situation closely. in a situation like this, brian, how close is the coordination between scotland yard, between intelligence in the uk and places like the united states and other partners? >> it's very close, as you would imagine. it's important for ally countries to coordinate. i think at the moment what the colleagues in new york could be doing is probably wanting to monitor exactly what is happening. everybody is very conscious of not treading on anybody's toes when they're trying to understand what is taking place. so there will...

In to address the resources. >> take us behind the scenes when the third terror attack happened in three months this weekend. how do you imagine that reaction unfolded? >> i imagine it is going to be a reaction of dismay, grim determination and putting into place the contingency plans that do exist. the multi-agency plans that exist, not just with the police but with all of london's emergency services and partner to respond swiftly. what we saw the other evening was the working of that with a swift police response, but not just the police, london's fire and health organizations getting behind ...

Authorities saying the three suspects used this van to mow down pedestrians on the london bridge before being shot dead by officers after going on to a stabbing rampage. joining us is brian dillon, also michael balbone. thank you both for being here. brian, i'll start with you on this. we've got three individuals, three suspects dead. we have 12 more suspects that are in custody. we have a police force in london working hard tonight. you'll see a lot of them if you are there. who do you think these people are? and who do you think they're looking for? >> well, this is an ongng and expanding in...