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| London Bridge: People 'injured' in incident | |
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| A number of people are believed to have been injured in an incident at London Bridge, police have said. | |
| The Met said they were called to a stabbing at a premises near the bridge just before 14:00. | |
| The force said they had detained a man. London Ambulance Service has declared a "major incident". | |
| The BBC's John McManus, at the scene, said he had seen a group of men in a fight on the bridge. Police then arrived and shots were fired, he said. | |
| British Transport Police said London Bridge station was currently closed and no trains would be stopping there. | |
| Police have advised people near the scene to follow directions from officers on the ground. | |
| McManus told the BBC News channel: "Just a few minutes ago I was walking across London Bridge on the south bank to the north bank of the bridge. | |
| "There appeared to be a fight going on on the other side of the bridge, with several men attacking one man. | |
| "Police then quickly arrived, including armed police, and then a number of shots were fired at this man." | |
| Noa Bodner, who is stuck in a restaurant on London Bridge. told BBC News channel: "There was a rush of people coming in and everybody basically dived under the tables. | |
| "We were told to keep away from the windows, people that came from the outside were saying that shots were fired." | |
| She said the manager ran to lock the doors and staff told people to move away from the front of the restaurant. | |
| She said the mood was "calm", "some people seem a bit distressed, but they're being looked after by friends or staff". |