Stabbing in London and Belgium, 5 passers-by injured. Police, it's terrorism

Two distinct stabbings occurred in London and Belgium.

In Ghent in northern Belgium , a man attacked two people with a knife. The police shot him to stop him. Local media report. The author of the attack, a woman described as "dark-skinned", was shot in the hand by the police who opened fire to stop her. The victims have been transferred to the hospital, but they are not life threatening. One of them would have been shot in the stomach.

In the British capital , a man stabbed three people in London before being killed by police who spoke of an "act of terrorism". The man was shot dead by police officers. Scotland Yard points to the "Islamic" terrorist track as a possible motive , further specifying that the suspect vest that the terrorist was wearing - as if he wanted to threaten a suicide attack - actually proved to be a false threat, without explosive potential. The attacker was "under active surveillance" by the police. It is not clear if the man improvised the attack when he realized that he was about to be stopped or if the agents took action after the sudden stabbing by the man of two patrons inside a pharmacy and at least one third person out, including a woman.

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Unlike other recent similar attacks, the latest by a jihadist militant near London Bridge in late 2019, this time the episode occurred in a peripheral area of ​​the city , but still crowded. To be exact, in the main shopping street of the neighborhood , along Streatham High Street.

Meanwhile , dozens of videos posted on Twitter circulate by witnesses who witnessed the knife attack in Streatham, in the south of London. The videos show people on the ground, assisted by other passersby, and the police opening fire on the perpetrator of the attack. In the area there is a large deployment of police vehicles and ambulances.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacted via Twitter to the attack made south of London today , thanking the police for the timeliness of the intervention and stressing that the investigation is currently pointing to the track of terrorism. Johnson assured that his "thoughts" are with the victims, their families and citizenship. The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, also thanked the police and the emergency services, while pointing the index against the terrorists who "try to divide us" and change "the way we live". "They will never succeed," said Khan.