Police said they shot dead a man who stabbed several people in London's Streatham on Sunday. "At this stage, we believe that several people have been stabbed," the police said on his twitter account, adding that "we are studying the circumstances" of this act which "was declared to be linked to terrorism".
#INCIDENT A man has been shot by armed officers in #Streatham. At this stage it is believed a number of people have been stabbed. The circumstances are being assessed; the incident has been declared as terrorist-related. Please follow @metpoliceuk for updates
- Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) February 2, 2020 Incident in Streatham, London. Man has been shot dead by armed police.
Initial information is that he was possibly carrying a knife and appears to have something strapped to his chest #London pic.twitter.com/TwuvQXr4yW
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