London Bridge attack inquests: CCTV shows stab victims fighting Isis terrorists as passers-by throw chairs
Knife-wielding attackers pelted with bottles, chairs and bread crates, after being punched and kicked by victims
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Your support makes all the difference.Inquests into the London Bridge terror attack have been shown CCTV of victims fighting terrorists even after they were stabbed.
The Old Bailey was played graphic footage showing PC Charlie Guenigault kicking ringleader Khuram Butt as he was being knifed on the ground.
Another clip showed a man throwing a drink over attacker Rachid Redouane after being stabbed in the back, as a passer-by launched a chair at terrorists.
Millwall fan Roy Larner was filmed fighting the attackers in the Black and Blue restaurant, remaining standing in a boxing stance even after being stabbed multiple times in the chest.
In the aftermath of the attack, Mr Larner said he shouted "f*** you, I'm Millwall" during the assault.
Footage caught on CCTV cameras, dashcams, people's phones and police bodyworn cameras showed chaos as the trio of terrorists roamed around Borough Market.
The court heard that at one point, they started moving towards unarmed police officers shouting "Allah akbar".
Footage showed the officers making desperate radio calls for armed backup before turning and telling members of the public to run, fleeing with them.
An armed unit from City of London Police arrived at Borough Market shortly after, as the terrorists stabbed the last of the 56 victims killed or injured.
Even as three officers got out of their car and took aim, footage played to the Old Bailey showed members of the public standing metres away throwing missiles.
Two bakers had run to the scene with large bread crates, while drinkers were pelting them with chairs and glass bottles.
Police shouted at the public to take cover as armed officers opened fire on the terrorists in a hail of bullets.
The court heard that officers shouted warnings before Butt, Redouane and Youssef Zaghba charged towards them, still carrying their knives and wearing fake suicide vests.
The three attackers were taken down 10 minutes after starting the attack, and shot multiple times minutes later as they lay on the ground.
Footage showed Redouane's legs moving and Det Supt Becky Riggs told the court that officers feared the attackers and could detonate the vests.
They were later found to be fake by explosive ordnance disposal teams.
A man in a nearby pub was accidentally shot in the head in the fusillade but survived, the court heard.
The Old Bailey previously heard emotional tributes to the eight victims from their families.
The area around Borough Market had been swarming with Londoners and tourists on a warm summer evening, when pubs were packed out for the Champions League final.
The court heard Ignacio Echeverria, a financial crime analyst from Spain, beat the terrorists with a skateboard after seeing them attacking a woman on the ground.
Australian nurse Kirsty Boden was stabbed to death after rushing to help another victim, French waiter Alexandre Pigeard.
The court heard that the 26-year-old was attacked while “rushing to see if he could help” victims of what he believed to be an accidental crash.
French chef Sebastien Belanger, 36, had been drinking at the same restaurant and was cornered by all three of the attackers but “bravely fought back” as he was stabbed to death.
The court heard that Canadian social worker Christine Archibald, 30, had kissed her husband-to-be and told him “I love you” moments before being killed by the van.
Xavier Thomas, 45, was on the phone to his son as he walked across the River Thames on holiday with his girlfriend when he was hit by the terrorists' vehicle.
Australian au pair Sara Zelenak was on a “trip of a lifetime” when she was knifed to death while on a night out with a friend nearby, her family said.
And dual British-Filipino national James McMullan, 32, had been watching football at a pub when he went outside for a cigarette and was caught in the attack.
The attackers' deaths will be examined before a jury, in separate inquests coming after an estimated eight weeks of hearings for their victims.
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The animation shows that the attackers went down Borough High Street, where three people were stabbed outside Leon but survived
A CCTV camera inside London Bridge Tube station caught the attack as members of the public stood metres away, apparently unaware of what was happening
The attackers then turned down Stoney Street, stabbing more people outside Brindisa tapas restaurant, who also survived
The animation shows outside chairs and tables overturned in the area
The attackers' route is shown going into El Pastor tapas restaurant, where they stabbed two people
They then carried on to Elliot's cafe, where two other people were stabbed
The animation shows the terrorists entered Black and Blue, where they stabbed Roy Larner, then journalist Geoffrey Ho and another man
The court hears they moved from the bar area into the restaurant, where diners fled through another exit
Stills shown to the court show how the attackers left Black and Blue, went back into Stoney Street and stabbed another man, before eing shot dead by police
Neil McLellan was accidentally shot in the head while inside the Wheatsheaf pub
The court is now being shown a compilation of CCTV, dashcam footage and other images showing how the attack started
It starts with the terrorists' van driving south over London Bridge at 10.06pm. Pedestrians can be seen walking down the pavement before it swerves onto the pavement, hitting the first victims
CCTV from a bus shows when Xavier Thomas and his partner Christine Delcros were hit. Mr Thomas was thrown into the Thames and died
The van is seen mounting the pavement multiple times
At 22:06.44 a CCTV camera on the bridge shows the second mounting, striking a woman who survived, and for a third time - when it struck several people including Chrissy Archibald, who died
The CCTV shows the van being driven at speed and turning sharply and repeatedly into pedestrians. Afterwards, injured people are seen lying ont eh ground as others run or limp to safety and try to help those wounded
CCTV from a bus shows the van hitting pedestrians from a different angle
Chrissy Archibald's fiance, Tyler Ferguson, is seen running down the road after she was dragged under the wheel, as survivors help the injured
Ms Archibald was dragged until the van went over a central reservation. Mr Ferguson can be seen reaching her and holding her body as members of the public run to help
CCTV footage from a bus shows the van crashing into railings outside the Barrowboy and Banker pub
Footage from a camera outside the pub shows the crash at 22:07.17, and the three attackers getting out of the passenger side. Some bystanders appear to walk towards the van to help, while others move away from the impact, and cars continue to pass along the street
Seconds later, people start to run away
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