Friday, 29 November 2019

A man used a 5-foot narwhal tusk to confront the London terror suspect, according to an eyewitness

london bridge terror attackGetty Images/Chris J. Ratcliffe

  • A man used a 5 foot narwhal tusk to confront the London Bridge terror suspect, according to an eyewitness in Fishmongers' Hall, a building at the north side of the bridge where the attack allegedly began.
  • On Friday afternoon, two victims were killed and three were injured by the alleged attacker, who was wearing a fake explosive vest, law enforcement said. The suspect was shot and killed by police.
  • Writer and director Amy Coop tweeted what she witnessed at the scene: "A guy who was with us at Fishmongers Hall took a 5' narwhale [sic] tusk from the wall and went out to confront the attacker."
  • In a video of the attack a man can be seen wielding a large white pole, which according to Coop is a narwhal tusk.
  • The man with the tusk was not alone in confronting the suspect; according to The Wall Street Journal the suspect was being moved away from Fishmongers' Hall by "three or four other men, one of them brandishing a fire extinguisher."
  • In an early Saturday morning update from police, Basu identified the suspect as 28-year-old Usman Khan.
  • Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.

A man used a 5 foot narwhal tusk to confront the London Bridge terror suspect, according to an eyewitness in Fishmongers' Hall, a building at the north side of the bridge where the attack began.

On Friday afternoon, two victims were killed and three were injured by the suspect, who was wearing a fake explosive vest, law enforcement said. The suspect was shot and killed by police.

See the rest of the story at Business Insider

NOW WATCH: A 45-year-long study discovered trends in successful hyper-intelligent children

See Also:



from Feedburner https://ift.tt/2L7WMcb

No comments:

Post a Comment

The US keeps hitting Putin's war chest with energy sanctions. The impact goes beyond Russia.

India and China are Russia's top oil customers. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Chinese lead...