2017 London Bridge attack

This article is about the June 2017 attack in London. For the similar attack in March 2017 in Westminster, see 2017 Westminster attack. For other uses, see London Bridge attack.

2017 London Bridge attack
Part of Islamic terrorism in Europe
London Bridge at night in 2013
2017 London Bridge attack is located in City of London
London Bridge
London Bridge
Borough Market
Borough Market
2017 London Bridge attack (City of London)
2017 London Bridge attack is located in Greater London
2017 London Bridge attack
Borough Market
Borough Market
2017 London Bridge attack (Greater London)
2017 London Bridge attack is located in the United Kingdom
2017 London Bridge attack
Borough Market
Borough Market
2017 London Bridge attack (the United Kingdom)
LocationLondon Bridge and Borough Market area, London, United Kingdom
Date3 June 2017; 7 years ago (2017-06-03)
22:06–22:16 (BST)
Attack type
Vehicle-ramming attack, stabbing
WeaponsVan, ceramic knives,[1] glass bottle (only used once by Khuram Butt, during a fight against PC Tchorzewski)
Deaths11 (including the 3 perpetrators)[2]
Injured48[3] (21 critically)
AssailantsKhuram Shazad Butt[4]
Rachid Redouane[5]
Youssef Zaghba[6]
MotiveIslamist extremism[7]

On 3 June 2017, a terrorist vehicle-ramming and stabbing took place in London, England. A van was deliberately driven into pedestrians on London Bridge, and then crashed on Borough High Street, just south of the River Thames. The van's three occupants then ran to the nearby Borough Market area and began stabbing people in and around restaurants and pubs.[8] They were shot dead by Metropolitan Police and City of London Police authorised firearms officers, and were found to be wearing fake explosive vests.[9] Eight people were killed and 48 were injured, including members of the public and four unarmed police officers who attempted to stop the assailants. British authorities described the perpetrators as "radical Islamist terrorists".[7]

The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack.

  1. ^ Mark Chandler (11 June 2017). "London Bridge killers' fake suicide belts revealed". Evening Standard. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  2. ^ "London terror attack: what we know so far". The Guardian. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Three Australians caught up in London Bridge attack, Julie Bishop says". The Guardian. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Attacker named as Khuram Butt". BBC. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Second London attacker was chef who lived in Dublin, say sources". The Guardian. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Third London Bridge attacker named". BBC. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  7. ^ a b UK's Rudd says London attackers probably "radical Islamist terrorists", Reuters, 4 June
  8. ^ "Isis claims responsibility for London terror attack". Independent.co.uk. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  9. ^ "London terror attack: who was Khuram Shazad Butt?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 December 2022.