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What we know so far about the London attacks | What we know so far about the London attacks |
(35 minutes later) | |
Police have declared that attacks in two closely connected areas of London are “terrorist incidents’’ | |
The incidents are on London Bridge and in nearby Borough Market | |
There are multiple casualties | |
The first report of an incident was of a white van ploughing into pedestrians on London Bridge at about 10.08pm | |
Witnesses say the van was reported to have swerved onto the pavement and there have been reports of gunfire although that has not been confirmed | Witnesses say the van was reported to have swerved onto the pavement and there have been reports of gunfire although that has not been confirmed |
A second incident has been ongoing in Borough Market where there are reports of multiple stabbings | |
Police say they responded to a third incident, a stabbing at Vauxhall, but this is not connected to the events around London Bridge | |
Theresa May, the prime minster, has called the events a “terrible incident’’ which is being treated as a “potential act of terrorism’’ | Theresa May, the prime minster, has called the events a “terrible incident’’ which is being treated as a “potential act of terrorism’’ |
Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, has thanked emergency services after the “brutal and shocking incidents reported in London” | Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, has thanked emergency services after the “brutal and shocking incidents reported in London” |
Guests at hotels in the vicinity of the attacks have been evacuated | |
Police are urging people to stay away from the affected areas | Police are urging people to stay away from the affected areas |