THE young son of a brave bouncer who saved countless lives by hurling bar stools, bottles and glasses at the London Bridge terrorists was last night told: "Your dad's a hero."

Ozzie, a 33-year-old doorman who works at the Wheatsheaf pub in Borough Market, led a brave charge against the maniacs, despite fearing they had suicide bomb vests, after seeing them repeatedly knifing a woman.

10 Bloodied man at The Wheatsheaf pub where bouncer Ozzie kept terror trio at bay

A close friend of the bouncer told The Sun Online: "He was with his seven-year-old son yesterday and the kid's mum told him 'your dad's a hero, he saved people's lives last night'.

"They didn't want to say too much as he's too young to understand. He just replied: 'My dad's always a hero.'"

The pal added: "I saw him yesterday and his hands were bruised from fighting off the terrorists.

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"It's not in Ozzie's nature to run away. I knew he would have done whatever he could to help."

Another friend of the bouncer told The Sun today: “Ozzie’s an absolute hero — he deserves a medal.”

The dad of one, from Earl’s Court, West London, said: “I heard a serious amount of screaming and commotion coming from the street.

“Me and a few of the doormen went to see what had happened. We saw three guys in camouflage trousers stabbing this woman.

“They were all surrounding her and knifing her repeatedly . . . about ten times. They suddenly looked up and started running towards other individuals.”

10 Panicked crowd runs from the scene as three terrorists carry out bloodthirsty knife rampage Credit: AP:Associated Press

Ozzie, understood to be a Pentecostal Christian, initially fled before doubling back.

He told a friend: “I realised I had to do something. If I hadn’t turned back there were so many people caught up in the panic there would have been more hurt.

“Me and another guy started launching bar stools, bottles and glasses at them to try and disrupt them.

“It was completely chaotic, like a war zone.

“They ran through the barrage and we deflected them and they literally ran straight into the cops, who shot them.”

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The madmen were cut down by 50 bullets. Ozzie’s courage was seen in a chaotic video as the terror gang were taken out. He can be heard telling the public they are safe.

He says: “Be careful, I don’t know if he’s got a bomb. We managed to stop some terrorists.”

A close friend of the bouncer, who has worked at Borough Market for six years, said he was "really shaken up" after the attacks.

10 Police direct the public away from the scene Credit: Getty Images

10 Police storm into pub on Borough High Street, the scene of Saturday's carnage Credit: Getty Images

The doorman was one of many whose bravery and quick-thinking prevented even greater slaughter during the terror attack on Saturday night.

A young woman helped 20 people escape from a restaurant by barricading the doors to stop the gang getting in.

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Witness Aksha Patel, a taxi driver, said the woman enabled them to flee from the rear of the Black & Blue restaurant by standing as a “barrier” between them and the terrorists.

Staff at the Cafe Brood near Borough Market also ushered dozens of diners inside to safety as the gang ran down steps leading from London Bridge after mowing down pedestrians in their rented van.

The attackers then ran off down the road.

10 Cops guard London crowds as they secure area hit by three terrorists at the weekend Credit: Getty Images

10 Riot cops with shields on their way to the scene of carnage Credit: London News Pictures

Meanwhile, Romanian Florin Morariu claimed he battered one terrorist with a basket.

He shared a video of himself running through Borough Market afterwards — and a bloodied victim being led away.

Speaking to the camera in English and Romanian, Mr Morariu is heard describing how he tried to stop the attack, saying: “I hit one of them in the head with a basket and I knocked him out.”

10 Cops guard London Bridge after the terrorist ploughed through crowds at the beginning of their rampage Credit: GETTY IMAGES

10 Terrorist ringleader lies on the floor after being gunned down by police Credit: EPA

He then confirms three attackers were involved and adds: “Oh my God, it is a terrorist attack here.

“The terrorists cut the people on the streets.”

The revellers

10 Gerard Vowls called the attackers cowards Credit: pixel 8000

BRAVE Gerard Vowls attempted to distract the killers in a bid to save lives by shouting at them: “Oi, oi, cowards.”

Gerard, who also threw bottles at them, said: “They were stabbing everyone. Evil, evil people. I thought that if I could get them to chase me I could get them to the main road to where the armed police were.”

Londoner Gerard, 47, said he led cops to the killers after seeing them go the wrong way.

He added: “They ran with me to find them. I heard three gunshots then I saw the men lying on the floor.”

10 Richard Angell praised a fellow diner who threw chairs at the attackers

Richard Angell, meanwhile, hailed a fellow diner at the Arabica Bar & Kitchen in Southwark who saw off one attacker with a volley of chairs.

Richard who vowed to return to pay his bill, said: “We can’t let these people win.”