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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CCTV overlooking the Boro Bistro courtyard shows Sebastien Belanger before he was stabed
Glass and debris rained down after the van hit the wall, and seconds later people run into the courtyard
Dashcam footage from a black cab on Borough High Street shows the attackers running towards the steps, with Redouane waving a knife in front of him and a man he had stabbed trying to run away
Mobile phone footage taken by a bystander is being played to the court in real-time, slow-mo and ehanced versions. Erick Siguenza filmed from Borough High Street looking down into the Boro Bistrol courtyard, showing the attackers moving through the courtyard and attacking Kirsty Boden
The clip has audio and the attackers can be heard shouting "Allahu Akbar"
"That's mad, bruv that is terrorists," the ban behind the camera can be heard saying, as screams and shouting from members of the public are heard in the background
The footage shows the three attackers running along a wall by Southwark Cathedral before Redouane forcefully stabs nurse Kirsty Boden multiple times. She had tried to help another victim when she was attacked
CCTV footage from above shows people running from the attackers at Boro Bistro at Khuram Butt swipes towards them with his knife
Footage from a bus show PC Marques and PC Leon McLeod crossing the road towards the attack. A camera from a nearby post office recorded three minutes of the attacks from 22:07.22 - just after the van crashed
It shows off-duty police officer Charlie Guenigault coming into view as Richard Livett, who survived, walks down the road after being stabbed
Mr Guenigault runs to his aid and then cyclists, including Spanish victim Ignacio Echeverría comes into view. They are seen pulling over and stopping
PC McLeod and PC Marques run in to help Mr Livett
PC Marques turned and started running towards the terrorists at 22.09, as he saw a couple being attacked. Off-duty PC Guenigault then starts running north as Mr Echeverría dismounts
The camera shows the attackers appearing in shot and Mr Echeverría can be seen swinging his skateboard and then being attacked and falling to the floor
Footage from the same camera shows the terrorists, led by Butt, attacking PC Guenigault and then jogging south
Another camera from inside Lobos restaurant on Borough High Street shows the same time from a different angle. Mr Livett is seen walking in injured, and Mr Guenigault running across the road
Members of staff at Lobos restaurant are seen going outside to investigate, as PC McLeod and PC Marques run past
The staff move inside, before moving back inside and reacting with horror as they see the couple being stabbed. Ignacio can be seen running towards the attack and PC Guenigault can be seen being stabbed by Butt and trying to fight him off by kicking him and lashing out on the ground
Two people, Oliver Dowling and a police officer, tried to distract Butt as he was followed down Borough High Street by Zaghba and Redouane
A CCTV camera inside Borough Kitchen shows PC Marques taking a swing at the attackers, before all three of them are seen standing over PC Guenigault
Other clips show the attackers moving south down Borough High Street
A camera inside London Bridge Tube station shows people watching as the three attackers ran one after the other down a road
CCTV from a bus shows Redouane bending down to tie up his laces, before stabbing a man - Brett Freeman - sitting outside the Brindisa tapas restaurant in the back. The stabbed man managed to turn and throw a drink at Redouane
Another man, Gerard Vowles, is seen throwing a chair at Khuram Butt
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