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Out those assailants, 36 people remain in hospital. 21 of them critically injured and of those seven who are killed, seven members of the public, they aren't releasing the identities yet because the authorities are working to notify the next of kin and we are learning there are some foreigners tragically among the dead. thomas? >> lucy kafanov reporting from plon done. i want to bring in brian dillon, from the same unit that responded and killed the suspects in eight minutes. the prime minister praised the officers for the quick response. let's falk about the information we have right now, luc...

For today in advance of thursday's general election there in the uk, the prime minister was talking about this attack saying enough is enough. but i also want to let our folks watching know more of what she had to say about this in terms of tolerance to it. take a listen. >> well, we have made significant progress in recent years, there is to be frank far too much tolerance of extremism in our country. brian, what do you make of those comments, tolerance to extremism. who tolerating it? >> well, i think what the prime minister is talking about is making sure that all sections of society that t...

With these individuals and the authorities will be working pain stakingly, not just to identify these people and the connections that they have, but potentially any wider reach that these three individuals last night have into potentially any other acts that might be ability to take place in the united kingdom. >> brian, you know the process of the way the armed response unit has worked over the last 24 hours and going forward. there are two major investigations ongoing right now. one of course is manchester and now we have these two incidents in central london. what are they doing right now i...

Tou to terrorism. it's not in our blood. the actual first responders are the members of the public caught up in the incident, and that's what we've seen last night. i've heard of reports of security staff, members of the public bravely doing what they could to protect their fellow citizens, locking doors in pubs and restaurants, keeping people in, trying to render first raid. that is a testament to the characters of the men and women of this great city of london. >> brian dillon, former head of the response unit. jim cavanaugh thank you for your time covering this. we are covering this breakin...

Means and the balance between that and free speech. >> brian, how efficient is community policing? i think that's what we're take ing reference to, the fact that the onus relies on individual citizens as well. from your experience, how many great tips have ever come in to help thwart any type of planned or inspired attack? >> well, there's a long tradition in this country of policing by consent and working with the cooperation of all of the communities in our country. and with the experience of terrorism in the united kingdom that goes back particularly to irish republican terrorism that many ...