Streatham shooting: Armed police shoot terrorist suspect in terror-related incident in south London

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A man has described witnessing a terror suspect carrying a machete and wearing silver canisters on his chest before being gunned down by what appeared to be an undercover police officer.

The 19-year-old student from Streatham said he was crossing High Road in south London when he saw the plainclothes officer chasing the suspect down.

The suspect was shot at around 2pm on Sunday, the Metropolitan Police confirmed he had been pronounced dead shortly after.

The force has also reported that two others were stabbed in the incident.

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