Police officers at the scene after a man was shot and killed by armed police on February 2, 2020 in London, England.
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A man was shot dead Sunday in south London by armed officers in a terror-related incident, according to London’s Metropolitan Police.
The police said it was believed that two victims had been injured in a stabbing incident in London’s Streatham neighborhood before the scene was fully contained.
The police first tweeted that they were looking into an incident at 9:29 a.m. eastern time, and that people should avoid the area.
London’s mayor Sadiq Khan said in a statement via Twitter that he was in “close contact with the Met Commissioner and local representatives.” He thanked the police, security and emergency services staff. “Terrorists seek to divide us and to destroy our way of life – here in London we will never let them succeed,” he added.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson thanked the emergency personnel while saying his thoughts were with those affected.
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