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'Killer in an Arsenal shirt': what the papers said about the London Bridge attacks

A union flag is flown at half mast in Westminster after an attack on London Bridge and Borough Market left 7 people dead and dozens injured.
A union flag is flown at half mast in Westminster after an attack on London Bridge and Borough Market left 7 people dead and dozens injured. Photograph: Kevin Coombs/Reuters

All of the main UK papers lead with the London attacks on Monday with many using the now famous photograph of the three men who carried out the assault on London Bridge and Borough Market dead on the ground.
Many combine this with the words of prime minister Theresa May who declared that: “Enough is Enough”.

The Sun’s headline is “Jihadi killer in an Arsenal shirt” and claims 21 pages of coverage.

The Mail meanwhile goes with “Bloody day all of Britain said: Enough is Enough” and devoted 24 pages of “unrivalled” coverage to the attacks.

The Mirror demonises and praises on its front.

The Scotsman has a simple picture with the message “United and Defiant” linking the two attacks in Manchester and London.

The Times also uses the photo of the dead attackers with the headline “Massacre in the market”.

The Guardian’s front shows a group of heavily armed police in balaclavas beneath May’s warning.


The FT’s headline is more explanatory: “Enough is enough says May in vow to ramp up war on extremism”. The pink paper also used the arresting image of heavily armed police to illustrate the splash.

The Telegraph, also choosing a photograph of armed police, took a different path with its headline.

The Daily Star simply has the word Heroes as its headline and highlights the role of the Sunday Express business editor Geoff Ho who was injured fighting with the attackers.

The i has a dramatic photo of again heavily armed police descending an escalator in London under the word “Defiant”.

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