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2 Killed in London Stabbings; Police Fatally Shoot Suspect

Associated Press

   A man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people Friday in
   London, killing two in what police are treating as a terrorist attack
   before being tackled by members of the public and then fatally shot by
   officers on London Bridge, officials said.

   Metropolitan Police Chief Cressida Dick said two stabbing victims had
   died and three injured people were being treated in a hospital.

   She said police were working "at full tilt" to determine whether anyone
   else was involved in the attack.

   The violence erupted two-and-a-half years after a van and knife attack
   in the same area killed eight people, and less than two weeks before
   Britain holds a national election. The main political parties
   temporarily suspended campaigning in London as a mark of respect.

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