'Get off and run'
Witnesses have spoken to the BBC about what they saw. Amanda Hunter, who was on a bus on London Bridge at the time, said: "All of a sudden [it] stopped and there was some commotion and I looked out the window and I just saw these three police officers going over to a man… "It seemed like there was something in his hand, I'm not 100% sure. But then one of the police officers shot him." Bus driver Mustafa Salih, 62, was travelling from Borough High Street towards London Bridge where he saw emergency vehicles and the police cordon. He told BBC London: "A police officer came up to me and said 'turn off your engine, get off and run'. "I looked up and I could see a crowd of people coming towards me. "One woman was crying. I ran back down to Borough High Street. It was all very scary as we did not know what was happening." More from witnesses at the scene Image copyrightAFP/GETTY IMAGES Image copyrightPA MEDIA Image copyright@GEORGEBARDEN_ London Bridge was the scene of another attack, on 3 June 2017, in which eight people were killed and many more injured. This latest attack comes after the UK's terrorism threat level was downgraded on 4 November from "severe" to "substantial", meaning that attacks were thought to be "likely" rather than "highly likely". The terror threat level is reviewed every six months by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre, which makes recommendations independent of government.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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