Horror of London Bridge attack as woman cradles horrifically injured lover pleading ‘Don’t let those f***ers get away with it’
THE full horror of the London Bridge terror attack emerged as it was revealed a woman cradled a loved one in her arms begging him to stay alive.
As paramedics worked to save him, she said: "Stay with me, please, I love you.
"Don't let those f***ers get away with it. Come on please."
She is said to have begged paramedics to bring more equipment to save his life as she pleaded with him to hold on.
The distraught woman was heard saying: "Come on darling, you can do this. You keep going. Don’t let those f***ers do this, oh my God I love you, come on, come on."
He is thought to be one of the 48 people injured in the devastating attack in the heart of London last night. It is not known if he survived.
Another woman was left desperately searching for her boyfriend after he vanished when they were hit by terrorists driving a van into a crowd on London Bridge.
Her boyfriend is reportedly still missing after he was caught up in the atrocity.
Witnesses saw victims of the London Bridge attack being "flipped into the air" as the attackers, who wore fake suicide vests, drove at pedestrians at 50mph before attacking revellers with hunting knives at about 10.08pm on Saturday night.
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Witness Holly Jones said: “A lady behind me, who was a French lady, 45 years old, she got hit, she was probably three metres behind me, I went over to her. Her name was Christina, she kept telling me that she had a boyfriend with her.
“I got some of the people who were next to me who hadn’t been hit, we all looked over the side, we couldn’t see her boyfriend."
Seven people have died and at least 48 have been left wounded.
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Witness Brad Myers told CNN: "I saw a white truck going along the side of the guard rail and watched it continue through the group of pedestrians I was just with a few moments prior.
"I watched a person jump off the bridge and into the water about halfway down the bridge in order to escape the vehicle."
Staff at a packed pub have said they locked the doors as the gang tried to smash their way in. One man was stabbed five times.
Sun man James Cox was in London Bridge as the terror unfolded.
He revealed: "I was among the hundreds of punters drinking at London Bridge when the horrific events unfolded.
"An innocent night in a familiar part of London turned into a nightmare.
"A quiet pint turned into high drama when the door burst open and panicked revellers ran in saying they had been turned off a London Bridge bus and told by cops 'to run'.
"Outside there were sirens, flashing lights, people running from the train station. A couple told us to 'turn and run'.
"Just yards from the Sun office we saw commotion outside Titos restaurant. Blood was pouring over the doorstep.
"The doors burst open and paramedics carried a crumpled body out on a stretcher, barking at us to get away.
"A cabbie nearby told me the injured man was a police officer, said he had been slashed during the rampage.
"The panic was palpable. But the response from the emergency services was emphatic.
"Cordons were being raised around us and around the corner, London Bridge was awash with blues and twos, gridlocked traffic and people running for their lives.
"I took refuge in our office and watched the panic unfold from the 12th floor of the News building.
"An hour later the same building was rocked by four controlled explosions which shook the newsroom."
Assistant Commissioner of Met Police Mark Rowley confirmed that all three of the depraved attackers were shot and killed within eight minutes of the first call to emergency services.
Dash-cam footage taken on the bridge in the moments following the attack showed victims strewn across the road and people running for their lives.
LONDON BRIDGE TERROR ATTACK - What we know so far
· A van ploughed through pedestrians on London Bridge just after 10pm on Saturday
· Three men wearing fake bomb vests jumped out on the south end of the bridge at Borough Market and began knifing bystanders and pub-goers
· Armed police arrived on the scene and within eight minutes the three terrorists were shot dead
· At least seven victims were killed and 48 people were injured. The injured were being treated across five London hospitals. One of the injured was a British Transport Police officer who was stabbed in the face
· Theresa May chaired a Cobra emergency response meeting after the attack was confirmed to be a terror incident
· Four controlled explosions were heard near The Sun’s offices in London Bridge between 1:20am and 1:50am
· Police appealed for witnesses
· The Met Police opened a casualty bureau for those concerned about family and friends who might have been caught up in the attacks. There are two numbers to call: 0800 096 1233 and 020 7158 0197
A picture taken outside the Wheatsheaf pub in Borough Market shows the three terrorists lying dead – after being gunned down by cops.
One of the twisted attackers was pictured wearing an Arsenal football strip from the 2011/12 season.
Four explosions – confirmed as controlled blasts by the police – were heard outside The Sun offices near London Bridge between 1.23am and 1.49am.
Witness Erick Siguenza told BBC News that one of the gang screamed “This is for Allah” as he went on his stabbing rampage.
The gang had metal canisters strapped to their chests which police chief Rowley confirmed were hoax suicide vests.
Rowley confirmed that one officer was stabbed and seriously wounded by the extremists but his injuries are not life threatening.
It has since been confirmed that a British Transport police officer was stabbed in the face.
Met police have confirmed that the attacks in London Bridge and Borough Market were "terror incidents."
Theresa May has chaired a Cobra emergency meeting.
Police appealed for witnesses to send images and videos to help identify the attackers and piece together the chaos.
The Met Police opened a casualty bureau for those concerned about family and friends who might have been caught up in the attacks.
There are two numbers to call: 0800 096 1233 and 020 7158 0197.
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Did you see the London Bridge terror attack, or know anyone involved? Please contact The Sun newsdesk on 020 7782 4100, text 07423720250 or email [email protected]