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COPS shot dead the London Bridge terrorist just eight minutes after his murderous rampage began.

City workers were returning from their Friday lunch breaks when the carnage started to unfold at 1.55pm.

Two men, armed with a fire extinguisher and a whale tusk, force the attacker back on to the street

By 14:02 a group have tackled him and a man disarms him

At 14:03 armed cops pull a member of the public off the attacker and see what appears to be a suicide vest

One officer fires two shots from his MP5 and kills the knifeman

Police evacuate nearby areas including Borough Market and London Bridge StationCredit: Reuters

Witnesses said the knife maniac had burst into the Fishmongers’ Hall building on the north bank of the River Thames, clutching at least one deadly kitchen blade.

As he stabbed and slashed wildly at his victims, shocked members of the public began to realise another terror attack had hit the capital.

With panic growing, two brave men sprang into action — grabbing a fire extinguisher and a whale tusk and forcing the attacker back on to the street.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FIGHT BACK

At 1.58pm, Scotland Yard took the first, horrified call alerting police to the unfolding mayhem.

Meanwhile, more members of the public were fighting back, with a small group joining together to wrestle the fanatic to the ground.

Witnesses told how one man vaulted vehicle barriers on the other side of the bridge to help — while others understandably fled the scene.

Another man then forced himself on top of the attacker, with the courageous group working to prise his weapons away from his hands.

Just four minutes later, at 2.02pm, London’s Ambulance Service took its first call as the sound of police sirens grew steadily louder.

Seconds later, at 2.03pm, armed cops poured from police cars, surrounding the suspect.

After dragging one of the heroes off, they initially hit the knifeman with a Taser in a bid to immobilise him.

However, the suspect’s hands were still twitching - and moving ominously towards his “suicide” belt, which was only later found to be fake.

Then the firearms officers took a deadly split-second decision. They unleashed two rounds, killing the terrorist instantly.

FIVE MINS FROM FIRST CALL

Met Police chief Cressida Dick last night confirmed the heroic police response took just five minutes from the first call.

By 2.10pm, victims were seen being carried from London Bridge.

One - believed to have later died - was seen receiving CPR from 999 crews on the ground nearby.

By 2.31pm, a huge area surrounding London Bridge including the neighbouring Borough Market had been cordoned off by police.

Members of the public were told to take refuge inside London Bridge station, where staff pulled barriers up.

Usman Khan, third from the right, was arrested in 2012 along with his Al Qaeda cell, pictured

Fight to save life

By Shaun Wooller

AMBULANCE crews were on the scene fighting to save victims within seven minutes of the attack.

A video shared on social media showed staff taking it in turns to give chest compressions to one lying in the road.

One of the walking wounded seemed to have been stabbed in his left shoulder. Another image appeared to show a body covered with a blanket.

Three victims were rushed to two London hospitals while a helicopter was put on standby.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock tweeted: “Thank you to the NHS staff, esp brave paramedics from @Ldn-Ambulance & emergency services for their fast response in face of the terrorist attack at London Bridge, & the incredible bravery of many members of the public.

“My thoughts are with the victims & their families.”

Other ambulance services from across the country showed their support for London colleagues. The Welsh Ambulance service tweeted: “Thoughts with colleagues @Ldn_Ambulance and everyone caught up in #LondonBridge incident.”

London Ambulance Service spokesman Khadir Meer said: “We were called at 2:02pm and sent a number of ambulance crews and specialist response teams.

“I would like to thank all our staff and the other emergency services who responded to this incident, including our medics at the scene, everyone in our control rooms and all those working hard behind the scenes.

“Our thoughts are with everyone who has been affected by what happened.”