ANGEL OF LONDON BRIDGE
London Bridge attack cabbie tells of hero who ‘saved 20 lives’ using her body to barricade restaurant door, blocking terrorist
A CAB driver has spoken out about a heroic passenger who saved lives by using her body to barricade a restaurant door in order to stop a terrorist from coming during the terrorist attack at London Bridge.
Aksha Patel explained how a woman, who was part of a couple in his vehicle, acted as a barrier for "a few seconds" which meant that people were able to escape the rear entrance of the Black and Blue restaurant.
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Eightpeople have died and at least 48 have been left wounded following the 10:08pm attack which involved three terrorists who drove a van into pedestrians before they attacked revellers with knives.
The couple in the back of Mr Patel's cab explained what had happened.
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He told Sky News: "She knew they were bad people trying to break in.
"She managed to hold the door for a few seconds but they overpowered her.
"People managed to escape through the rear door so she saved maybe 20 people’s lives".
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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.
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