Prime Minister Scott Morrison describes terrorist knife attack by a man wearing a fake explosive vest in London as a ‘despicable act’
- Mr Morrison said he was not aware of any Australians being caught up in attacks
- London police are treating attack on Friday as a terrorist attack after stabbings
- Mr Morrison also said sympathies were with victims in The Netherlands
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has described the knife attacks in London and the Hague as ‘despicable acts’ but is ‘not aware’ that Australians have been caught up in the stabbings.
‘Just terrible news out of London and The Hague,’ Mr Morrison said in a post on Facebook on Saturday.
‘Whether it has been the despicable acts of terrorists in the UK, or as yet not determined in the Netherlands, Australians’ deepest sympathies are with the victims and their families – they were innocent people going about their lives.’
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has described the knife attacks in London and the Hague as ‘despicable acts’ but is ‘not aware’ that Australians have been caught up in the stabbings
‘Just terrible news out of London and The Hague,’ Mr Morrison said in a post on Facebook on Saturday
A man can be seen holding a knife on London Bridge during the incident today, which also saw a man lying on the ground
He said he was not aware of any Australians being caught up in the attacks at this stage, but is in close contact with local authorities.
London police are treating the attack on London Bridge on Friday, where a man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people, killing two, as a terrorist attacker.
The attacker was fatally shot dead by police.
In the Netherlands, three people were stabbed in The Hague’s main shopping district.
Police are searching for a least one suspect.
Dutch police say it is too early to say whether a terror motive was to blame for the attack.
The knife attacker shot dead on London Bridge (pictured) was known to police and had connections to terror groups, a security source said