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| What we know about the London attacks | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Police have declared that attacks in two closely connected areas of London are “terrorist incidents’’ | 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 | The incidents are on London Bridge and in nearby Borough Market |
| There are multiple casualties | 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 | 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 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 | 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 | 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” |
| London Mayor Sadiq Khan has condemned the “barbaric” and “horrific” attack as “deliberate and cowardly”. | |
| Guests at hotels in the vicinity of the attacks have been evacuated | 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 |
| The government has said there will be a meeting of the emergency committee Cobra on Sunday morning |