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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

Lizzie Dearden
Security Correspondent, at the Old Bailey
Wednesday 08 May 2019 03:35 EDT
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Inquest into the London Bridge and Borough Market terror attack begins at the Old Bailey

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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.

Images provided by Met Police of murderers (left to right) Khuram Butt, Rachid Redouane and Youssef Zaghba
Images provided by Met Police of murderers (left to right) Khuram Butt, Rachid Redouane and Youssef Zaghba

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 camera caught Butt and Redouane stabbing their last victim, who survived, as two bakers threw large bread crates at them

Seconds later, the footage shows City of London police officer opening fire in a hail of bullets as the office shouts for members of the public to stop filming and take cover inside the market

The injured man then walks towards him bleeding heavily, and he takes him to receive medical attention on the other side of the market

Lizzie Dearden8 May 2019 14:18

The inquest is being played CCTV footage showing the attackers being shot and the aftermath

It shows armed officers backing away from the trio and taking cover behind a response car, after seeing their fake suicide belts  - which the officers initially believed to be real

They can be seen getting out a ballistics shield and holding it in a protective stance. The court heard that other attackers were feared to be at large because witnesses had given different descriptions of the attackers from before and after they removed their jackets

Lizzie Dearden8 May 2019 14:32

Minutes later, the footage shows Redouane's feet and legs moving.

The movement was seen in the torch from a police officer's gun, and police officers on either side of the car opened fire

Shortly afterwards, officers to the left of the same car fired shots at Butt

Lizzie Dearden8 May 2019 14:36

The court is being played footage of the moment the attackers were shot by armed police from a different angle, again showing an officer noticing Redouane's fake vest and the officers backing away and taking cover behind the car

Lizzie Dearden8 May 2019 14:41

The court is being shown a series of photographs taken from a nearby upstairs window, which show the attackers stabbing their last victim Antonio Filis.

The photos show Redouane and Butt approaching him and starting the attack, as City of London armed police bull up behind them. Mr Filis is seen sinking to the ground as he is attacked by all three men

Lizzie Dearden8 May 2019 14:45

The police officer whose bodyworn camera footage can be seen running towards the attackers as the stabbing continues

Armed police then arrive and officer BX46 gets out as the trio start moving away from Mr Filis, then the other two officers get out

The photos show members of the public showing chairs and bread crates towards the attackers, as BX46 takes aim at Butt

Lizzie Dearden8 May 2019 14:48

The photos show BX46 moving forward as Butt starts to approach him, with Mr Filis lying on the ground between them

Redouane and Zaghba are taking cover around a corner, as a member of the public is still throwing bottles at the attackers

D/Supt Riggs says Butt "was moving in on" BX46, who can be seen moving back. Redouane and Zaghba then ran at BX44 and BX45 and they opened fire

Lizzie Dearden8 May 2019 14:51

D/Supt Riggs is now being questioned on the investigation into the attack. She said it involved more than 1,500 officers, who took more than 2,800 witnesses statements and registered 4,700 as having some level of involvement in the attack

Officers reviewed 9,500 hours of CCTV footage

Lizzie Dearden8 May 2019 14:53

22 people were initially arrested in connection with the attack but all were released without charge

23 addresses and 10 vehicles were searched. D/Supt Riggs says the investigation was "like nothing I have known before in my entire career"

Lizzie Dearden8 May 2019 14:55
Lizzie Dearden8 May 2019 14:56

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