Inquest sees images of moment London Bridge attackers were shot dead by police

Graphic images of the moment the London Bridge terrorists were shot dead by police marksmen have been shown to jurors.

Khuram Butt, 27, Rachid Redouane, 30, and Youssef Zaghba, 22, were stopped in their tracks within 10 minutes of starting their deadly rampage using a van and knives on the evening of 3 June 2017.

The terrorists drove into pedestrians on the bridge in a hired van before attacking people in Borough Market with knives while wearing fake suicide belts, killing eight people and seriously injuring 48 more.

Jurors were told two police officers and Spaniard Ignacio Echeverria were stabbed as they tried to stop the attack.

The killers had started attacking another member of the public outside the Wheatsheaf pub on Stoney Street when police marksmen arrived.

A panel of five women and six men were shown dramatic CCTV images of the standoff with armed police on the first day of an inquest into the deaths of the terrorists.

Redouane was shown crossing the road to attack Antonio Filis opposite the Wheatsheaf pub, following by Butt and Zaghba.

They were seen standing over their latest victim on the ground with their knives held out towards him.

PC Bartek Tchorzewski was captured running down the road to intervene as an armed response vehicle (ARV) arrived with three officers.

As the men continued their attack on Mr Filis, a chair was thrown by a market worker and an officer identified as BX46 got out of the ARV, followed by his colleagues BX44 and BX45.

BX46 was heard shouting to the attackers to stand still but Butt ignored the officer and walked towards him, with Redouane and Zaghba behind.

In the footage the armed officer appears to step back to create distance before firing at Butt.

The other two attackers are seen running towards the other officers before they are also shot.

Police body-worn video showed Mr Filis with blood pouring from wounds on his head as he is helped by officers.

Detective Superintendent Becky Riggs told the court that 12 investigators trawled through CCTV footage for a year to prepare for the inquest.

Twenty-two people were arrested after the attack but all were released without charge after police established that none were aware of the plans in advance.

In opening remarks, chief coroner Mark Lucraft QC told jurors: “There is no question of attributing blame. An inquest is simply a way of establishing facts.”

He said jurors had to answer four questions – who were the deceased, and when, where and how did they die.

Mr Lucraft told jurors: “You are not allowed to express an opinion on any other matters. You may not determine any criminal liability or question of civil liability.”

Jurors will hear from witnesses, including the armed officers involved in the shooting – who have been guaranteed anonymity – over the three weeks of the hearing, said Mr Lucraft.

They are due to visit the site of the shooting in Borough Market on Wednesday.

Jurors were told a separate inquest had concluded on Friday into the deaths of the victims, Xavier Thomas, 45, Chrissy Archibald, 30, Sara Zelenak, 21, James McMullan, 32, Kirsty Boden, 28, Alexandre Pigeard, 26, Sebastien Belanger, 36, and Ignacio Echeverria, 39.

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