London: An attacker injured several people with a knife in the UK capital London on Sunday. In this incident in the Streatham area, the police have killed the attacker on the spot. Police have termed the incident as a terrorist act. According to the Metropolitan Police, the incident occurred around 2 pm on Sunday (local time).


London’s Metropolitan Police: 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. — ANI (@ANI) February 2, 2020 Advertisement

#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

Eyewitnesses say that there was a sound of firing bullets and after which they saw an atmosphere of chaos. People were being treated by doctors.

However, police have said that two people have been injured in the incident, who are undergoing treatment in the hospital. Also, the police have instructed to avoid any kind of rumor.

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A man named Gabriel Vigo has put two videos on his Twitter account showing the attacker killed by the police.

3 people stabbed, they’re on the floor, not sure if dead or alive, and the responsible had a knife. Fires were shot from the police.#streatham #news pic.twitter.com/sx7HxSDDMc — Gabriel Vigo (@gabzvigo) February 2, 2020

On November 29 last year, there was a terrorist attack in London. At that time, a person of Pakistani origin killed two people on the London Bridge. In addition, he threatened to blow himself up on the bridge. He was later shot dead by the police.