THIS is the dramatic moment armed cops take out a jihadi knifeman wearing a fake suicide vest after he stabbed two people in a terror attack in South London.

Undercover officers in plain clothes appear out of nowhere and swoop in on Sudesh Amman, 20, as he lies gunned down on the pavement in Streatham High Road.

22 Undercover officers holding handguns swoop in on Sudesh Amman as he lies gunned down on the pavement in Streatham High Road

22 Armed cops stand over jihadi Amman in Streatham

22 The cops dressed in plain clothes secure the area as Amman lies on the pavement

22 An officer leaps off a motorbike in scenes akin to an action movie

22 The crazed knifeman has been named as Sudesh Amman

Seconds later, in scenes straight out of an action movie, another cop in plain clothes leaps off a motorbike as the expert team surround the jihadi, in footage captured by a passenger on a bus.

The officers, dressed like members of the public wearing man bags, jeans and even holding shopping bags, then secure the scene and stand guard over Amman.

They then order shoppers and witnesses to move away as he lies bleeding on the pavement.

A witness claimed they saw a man wearing silver canisters strapped to his chest, wielding a machete being chased by undercover officer moments before armed cops swooped.

But Scotland Yard said Amman was wearing a fake suicide vest.



THREE INJURED

The Met Police later said that three people were injured in the deadly attack but one has since been discharged from hospital.

A spokesperson said: "One man, who is in his 40s, was initially considered to be in a life-threatening condition however, we are thankful that following his treatment at hospital, this is no longer the case.

"One woman in her 50s had non-life threatening injuries and has been discharged from hospital.

"Another woman in her 20s has minor injuries - believed to have been caused by glass following the discharge of the police firearm.

"She continues to receive treatment at hospital. My thoughts are with the victims and their families."

TEEN TERRORIST

Amman, from Harrow, North London, was sentenced to more than three years in jail in 2018 for committing terror offences.

But he was let-out on automatic release after serving half his sentence - despite concerns he still held extremist views.

The ISIS-supporting jihadi, who was only a teenager when arrested, was jailed for possessing and distributing terrorist documents.

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Amman also shared an Al-Qaeda magazine in his family WhatsApp group and told his siblings "the Islamic State is here to stay", the Old Bailey heard.

He possessed bomb-making manuals and fantasised about carrying out acid attacks, his trial was told.

KNIFE RAMPAGE

Frantic witnesses heard gunshots and saw Amman collapse on the pavement.

Kiranjeet Singh, 38, told the Sun Online said the jihadi stole a 10inch knife from his brother's bargain shop before leaving a trail of injured people in his wake.

He stabbed a terrified woman in the back before she ran away screaming in pain, another witness said, and then slashed a young man in the chest with a "huge knife".

Panicked people urged the wounded man to "stay with us" as he lay gravely injured on the ground.

Armed cops raced to take down Amman and shot him three times just after 2pm.

One horrified witness who watched the sickening scenes unfold told the Sun Online: “I was outside having a cigarette near Argos and Iceland when I saw a woman in hysterics running up the street screaming 'he stabbed me in the back’.

“As that was happening I looked up and saw another commotion and a man run away with a huge knife.

“There was a guy on the floor covered in blood with a huge gash down his side.

22 The crazed knifeman wore a fake suicide vest during the attack

22 Images taken at the scene appeared to show people getting medical help as they lie on the pavement

22 An armed police officer holding a gun as he picked up a bag from the road Credit: PA:Press Association

22 Debris left by emergency services after treating two people for stab wounds Credit: London News Pictures

22 This is the moment armed cops checked the body of Amman Credit: PA:Press Association

“He was in a really bad way and people were circled round him shouting ‘stay with us’. His clothes were soaked in blood.

“Then I heard the gunshots. There was one first. Then a pause for a while and two or three more.

"The guy was just running around with a huge knife randomly stabbing people so police had to stop him.

“The police seemed to arrive pretty quickly but I was standing outside for at least 25 minutes before the first ambulance arrived. It was too slow.

“They went straight to the guy on the floor to help him then what looked like specialist police doctors or something came and helped too.”

There was a guy on the floor covered in blood with a huge gash down his side. Witness

Co-leader of the Green Party, Jonathan Bartley, 48, who heard the gunshots, told Sun Online: “I am absolutely shocked and devastated.

“I am in disbelief that this could happen in Streatham. “This is one of the most diverse, inclusive and tolerant communities in London.

“To have the police day so quickly that this is a terror related incident leaves a lot of questions about how this happened.

“A huge thank you to the police and emergency services who reacted so quickly, the fact they did so and the numbers that arrived raises questions for us I think.

“Did they know something? Was there some intelligence?"

It comes two months after a horrifying terror attack at London Bridge by a convicted terrorist, which saw two people die.

Images show an armed police officer standing next to a black BMW stopped in the middle of the street.

He could be seen pointing a gun at a man lying on the floor outside a branch of Boots - with a knife discarded nearby.

DAYLIGHT ATTACK

And in another picture of the scene a number of injured people being treated on the pavement can be seen behind a cop moving bystanders away.

Gulled Bulhan, a 19-year-old student from Streatham, said: "I was crossing the road when I saw a man with a machete and silver canisters on his chest being chased by what I assume was an undercover police officer - as they were in civilian clothing."

Emma Taylor, 31, from Streatham Hill, told the Sun Online: "I was walking up the high street after going for brunch with some friends and we saw a woman screaming outside a small hardware shop next to Iceland.

22 Amman pictured lying outside a Boots while officers stand in the Iceland entrance

22 Armed cops raced to the south London high street after a number of people were stabbed Credit: Dan Jones images

22 The attack left a trail of carnage along the pavement after the terrorist attack Credit: PA:Press Association

Thank you to all emergency services responding to the incident in Streatham, which the police have now declared as terrorism-related. My thoughts are with the injured and all those affected. — Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) February 2, 2020

22 Dozens of police cars seen on the high street where buses and traffic has been stopped Credit: Getty Images - Getty

"As we approached her she was in serious distress and she shouted 'he's just grabbed a knife from my shop and stabbed a lady'".

"She stopped us from going any further and that's when we saw the woman, just five metres in front us, being attended to by paramedics.

"She kept trying to get up, she was in pure shock. Before we saw all this, I remember unmarked police cars whizzing past us.

"There was armed police everywhere - it was like something out of a film.

"The woman, who owns the hardware shop, kept repeating 'he stabbed her in the back'."

22 Police took Amman out at the scene in Streatham Credit: Dan Jones images

22 An air ambulance was sent to tend to the wounded after police confirmed several people were stabbed Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

22 A police officer runs past multiple force cars at the scene Credit: Getty Images - Getty

22 Dozens of cops flooded onto the busy high street this afternoon Credit: PA:Press Association

"There was helicopters and all sorts and as we walked off the woman seemed to be ok.

"Had it been 20 odd seconds earlier we would have been right on top of it all."

A London Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We have a number of resources attending an incident in Streatham High Road."

One person tweeted: "Be careful out in London, just seen about two dozen armed police, a man shot and two stab victims receiving urgent medical care."

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A witness, Dave Chawner, posted: "I had to stay with someone who’d just been #stabbed in #Streatham for 30 minutes before a single ambulance arrived. I hope he made it."

And another said: "What the hell is going on in Streatham?!? Helicopters circling above and sirens outside. Twitter saying a man has been shot dead.

"It’s a Sunday afternoon and families are everywhere. Very scary."

22 Cops were yelling at people to 'get back' as people appeared to be receiving medical help along the pavement Credit: Twitter

22 The high street in Streatham was cordoned off by armed cops

22 Armed cops tell members of the public to move back Credit: Twitter

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