London Police Adjust to New Terror Reality With Guns, Helicopters
- Second attack on the capital in three months left seven dead
- Terrorists were dead within eight minutes of incident starting
Police Step Up Security on Bridges Across River Thames
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The image of a special-forces helicopter landing on London Bridge on Saturday night raised the question of whether the British capital is becoming more dangerous -- or is in fact better defended than ever.
The attack, which killed seven people, was the second time in three months that London has come under attack after a similar assault on the country’s Parliament in March. Prime Minister Theresa May was accused on Sunday evening by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn of failing to protect the public by starving the police of funds.