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Ordinary Londoners demonstrated “breath-taking heroism” in disarming a knife-wielding attacker who injured several people and killed two in Friday’s incident at London Bridge, mayor Sadiq Khan said.

Police shot dead the man who had strapped a fake bomb to his body and stabbed a number of people in what they said was a terrorism incident. Videos on social media showed half a dozen people tackling the man to the ground, before being ushered away by police.

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Police shot the suspect dead, and the BBC is reporting that two of the attack victims have now died. Khan said the incident is being “treated as though it is terrorism-related.”

London Bridge, in the heart of the city’s financial district, was the scene of a deadly attack two years ago.

On Friday videos showed what appeared to be three police officers circling the man, presumed to be the attacker. After one last man who had been grappling with the attacker was dragged off him, two officers were then seen pointing high-powered rifles at the suspect. When he moved a final time, the attacker was then shot dead.