London Bridge attack inquests: CCTV shows stab victims fighting Isis terrorists as passers-by throw chairs
Knife-wielding attackers pelted with bottles, chairs and bread crates, after being punched and kicked by victims
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Inquests into the London Bridge terror attack have been shown CCTV of victims fighting terrorists even after they were stabbed.
The Old Bailey was played graphic footage showing PC Charlie Guenigault kicking ringleader Khuram Butt as he was being knifed on the ground.
Another clip showed a man throwing a drink over attacker Rachid Redouane after being stabbed in the back, as a passer-by launched a chair at terrorists.
Millwall fan Roy Larner was filmed fighting the attackers in the Black and Blue restaurant, remaining standing in a boxing stance even after being stabbed multiple times in the chest.
In the aftermath of the attack, Mr Larner said he shouted "f*** you, I'm Millwall" during the assault.
London Bridge Terror Attack
Show all 16Footage caught on CCTV cameras, dashcams, people's phones and police bodyworn cameras showed chaos as the trio of terrorists roamed around Borough Market.
The court heard that at one point, they started moving towards unarmed police officers shouting "Allah akbar".
Footage showed the officers making desperate radio calls for armed backup before turning and telling members of the public to run, fleeing with them.
An armed unit from City of London Police arrived at Borough Market shortly after, as the terrorists stabbed the last of the 56 victims killed or injured.
Even as three officers got out of their car and took aim, footage played to the Old Bailey showed members of the public standing metres away throwing missiles.
Two bakers had run to the scene with large bread crates, while drinkers were pelting them with chairs and glass bottles.
Police shouted at the public to take cover as armed officers opened fire on the terrorists in a hail of bullets.
The court heard that officers shouted warnings before Butt, Redouane and Youssef Zaghba charged towards them, still carrying their knives and wearing fake suicide vests.
The three attackers were taken down 10 minutes after starting the attack, and shot multiple times minutes later as they lay on the ground.
Footage showed Redouane's legs moving and Det Supt Becky Riggs told the court that officers feared the attackers and could detonate the vests.
They were later found to be fake by explosive ordnance disposal teams.
A man in a nearby pub was accidentally shot in the head in the fusillade but survived, the court heard.
The Old Bailey previously heard emotional tributes to the eight victims from their families.
The area around Borough Market had been swarming with Londoners and tourists on a warm summer evening, when pubs were packed out for the Champions League final.
The court heard Ignacio Echeverria, a financial crime analyst from Spain, beat the terrorists with a skateboard after seeing them attacking a woman on the ground.
Australian nurse Kirsty Boden was stabbed to death after rushing to help another victim, French waiter Alexandre Pigeard.
The court heard that the 26-year-old was attacked while “rushing to see if he could help” victims of what he believed to be an accidental crash.
French chef Sebastien Belanger, 36, had been drinking at the same restaurant and was cornered by all three of the attackers but “bravely fought back” as he was stabbed to death.
The court heard that Canadian social worker Christine Archibald, 30, had kissed her husband-to-be and told him “I love you” moments before being killed by the van.
Xavier Thomas, 45, was on the phone to his son as he walked across the River Thames on holiday with his girlfriend when he was hit by the terrorists' vehicle.
Australian au pair Sara Zelenak was on a “trip of a lifetime” when she was knifed to death while on a night out with a friend nearby, her family said.
And dual British-Filipino national James McMullan, 32, had been watching football at a pub when he went outside for a cigarette and was caught in the attack.
The attackers' deaths will be examined before a jury, in separate inquests coming after an estimated eight weeks of hearings for their victims.
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D/Supt Rigg says that they attacked two employees from The Wheatsheaf pub as they stood outside 22.11.
Redouane then entered the El Pastor restaurant and stabbed a woman "just inside the restaurant" as other customers managed to escape
The court hears the attackers reached Elliot's Cafe in Borough Market and Zaghba and Butt "discarded their jackets", making their fake suicide vests more difficult
D/Supt Riggs said that because Butt had been wearing a red top over before, the change caused fears of another attacker because the descriptions no longer matched
D/Supt Riggs said the attackers stabbed two people who were trying to hide under a table
Only then did the first responding police officers arrive at the site where the van crashed, the court hears
The attackers then moved towards Black and Blue restaurant, but the staff had already locked glass doors, D/Supt Riggs says
"Butt tried to pull the doors open and Redouane kicked the doors twice," causing a gap at the bottom and they got in
"Most customers and staff members managed to escape through the dining area" which has another exit
But as the attackers entered the bar they started stabbing more people
"Roy Larner was sat just inside the entrance and he was approached by Redouane and stabbed multiple times," D/Supt Riggs says
The court is being shown a CCTV image of Mr Larner being stabbed
Mr Larner was attacked by Redouane and Zaghba as Butt attacked Geoffrey Hope and "told him to lie down on the floor. Then he stabbed him in the throat," D/Supt Riggs says
Another man was then attacked in the Black and Blue bar, before the attackers moved into the dining area and outside
Redouane and Butt grabbed glass bottles, Redouane threw his but Butt kept one
They were in Black and Blue from 22.13 to 22.14
Mr Larner gave accounts to the press of confronting the attackers, and later apologised after being caught on video spouting racial abuse
At 22:15.23, the attackers were seen moving towards police officers
One of the officers heard them shout "Allahu Akbar" and they charged the officers, as Butt threw a glass bottle that wounded one of them, the court hears
But the attackers then turned down Stoney Street
The court hears they tried to get into The Wheatsheaf but the staff had locked the doors, and a pedestrian walking on the other side of the road was attacked by Redouane, followed by the others
That was at 22:16.36
The court is being shown CCTV of the stabbing, as a City of London Police armed response vehicle arrived
It contained three armed officers, given the codenames BX44, BX45 and BX46
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