Londoners fought back to curtail carnage in bridge attack
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December 1, 2019
LONDON (AP) — Even in times of shared, senseless tragedy, an uplifting moment sometimes emerges.
On Saturday, shocked and saddened Londoners dealing with the return of terrorism to their streets after a two-year hiatus found solace in the way bystanders fought to subdue the London Bridge attacker, keeping the death count lower than it would have been if they had fled.
Particularly striking were the weapons they used to confront the killer: a fire extinguisher and — incredibly enough — a 5-foot (1.5-meter) narwhal tusk apparently taken from the wall of Fishmongers' Hall when the attack began.
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