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| London Bridge incident: suspect shot by police after five people injured – live news | |
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| Police have detained one man after being called to reports of a stabbing | Police have detained one man after being called to reports of a stabbing |
| Station staff at Monument confirmed five people have been injured in the attack. | |
| The tube station has been closed off as armed police investigate. | |
| Boris Johnson said: “I’m being kept updated on the incident at London Bridge and want to thank the police and all emergency services for their immediate response.” | |
| The home secretary, Priti Patel, said she was “very concerned”. | |
| Police have nothing about the motive of the apparent attack, but counter terrorism officers are involved in the investigation. | |
| Owen Jones, the Guardian columnist, said he arrived in the area minutes after the incident and saw people running away in fear. He said: | |
| Amanda Hunter, who witnessed the shooting from a bus and videoed the aftermath, described what she saw to BBC News. She said: | |
| Sources have confirmed that a suspect was shot by police. During the incident five people were injured, some are in serious condition. | |
| More video appears to show members of the public tackling a man on London Bridge before police intervened. Police pulled people off the man and then appeared to shoot him. | |
| The emergency services say they are treating the situation as a “major incident”. | |
| Borough market next to London Bridge has also been cordoned off, amid unconfirmed reports that a suspect was seen in the the market. | Borough market next to London Bridge has also been cordoned off, amid unconfirmed reports that a suspect was seen in the the market. |
| Location of incident | |
| Scotland Yard has confirmed that police were called to a stabbing near London Bridge just before 2pm. | Scotland Yard has confirmed that police were called to a stabbing near London Bridge just before 2pm. |
| One man has been detained, and “a number of people” have been injured. | One man has been detained, and “a number of people” have been injured. |
| Someone was stabbed on London Bridge, a security source told Reuters. | Someone was stabbed on London Bridge, a security source told Reuters. |
| London Ambulance have crews on the scene as more videos have emerged appearing to confirm police shooting someone on the bridge. | London Ambulance have crews on the scene as more videos have emerged appearing to confirm police shooting someone on the bridge. |
| Here’s video of people running off the bridge and vehicles trying to turn around. | Here’s video of people running off the bridge and vehicles trying to turn around. |
| Witnesses say one person was shot by police. | Witnesses say one person was shot by police. |
| Twitter user, Amanda Hunter, who was on a bus at the time has video of the aftermath of the incident. The BBC’s reporter at the scene also said he saw someone shot by police. | Twitter user, Amanda Hunter, who was on a bus at the time has video of the aftermath of the incident. The BBC’s reporter at the scene also said he saw someone shot by police. |
| Images from the scene show a white lorry across both carriageways on the bridge. | Images from the scene show a white lorry across both carriageways on the bridge. |
| London Bridge has been cleared and sealed off after shots were heard in the area. | London Bridge has been cleared and sealed off after shots were heard in the area. |
| Scotland Yard has confirmed that it is dealing with “an incident” on the bridge. | Scotland Yard has confirmed that it is dealing with “an incident” on the bridge. |
| A BBC reporter in the area said he heard two shots fired. He said they appeared to have been fired by police officers. | A BBC reporter in the area said he heard two shots fired. He said they appeared to have been fired by police officers. |