London (CNN)British Prime Minister Theresa May claimed there was
"too much tolerance" of Islamist extremism in the UK as she vowed a
clampdown in the wake of the third terror attack to hit the UK this year.
Seven people died and 48 were
injured when three masked men drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge
before leaping out and launching a stabbing spree in nearby bars and
restaurants.
Police said the three attackers,
wearing fake suicide belts to sow further panic, were shot dead within eight
minutes of police receiving the first emergency call just after 10 p.m. local
time.
Speaking in Downing Street five
days before the UK general election, May described the latest attack as
"brutal" and said extremism had to be defeated. "We cannot and
must not pretend that things can continue as they are," she said.
"Enough is enough."
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