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| Shots fired near Waterloo station | Shots fired near Waterloo station |
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| Two police officers have been injured in a shooting incident near a busy railway station in central London. | Two police officers have been injured in a shooting incident near a busy railway station in central London. |
| Officers from a specialist unit were called to The Cut, a bar and restaurant near Waterloo station, at 1502 BST. | Officers from a specialist unit were called to The Cut, a bar and restaurant near Waterloo station, at 1502 BST. |
| Acting Ch Insp Malcolm Noone said officers asked a man on a cycle at Coin Street to stop. But as they approached him he ran off into Blackfriars Street. | Acting Ch Insp Malcolm Noone said officers asked a man on a cycle at Coin Street to stop. But as they approached him he ran off into Blackfriars Street. |
| As two officers gave chase they were fired upon and the man fled from the scene. | As two officers gave chase they were fired upon and the man fled from the scene. |
| One suffered a minor injury as a result of diving to escape the shots, Mr Noone said. The other officer suffered a thigh injury during the incident. | One suffered a minor injury as a result of diving to escape the shots, Mr Noone said. The other officer suffered a thigh injury during the incident. |
| 'Dumped bike' | 'Dumped bike' |
| Mr Noone said: "As the officers approached this male, he dumped the pedal cycle and ran off into Blackfriars Street. | Mr Noone said: "As the officers approached this male, he dumped the pedal cycle and ran off into Blackfriars Street. |
| "As the officers ran into Blackfriars Street they were fired upon and the man ran off." | "As the officers ran into Blackfriars Street they were fired upon and the man ran off." |
| The suspect is believed to be black, he said. | The suspect is believed to be black, he said. |
| "There is an ongoing investigation into the full circumstances and to locate this individual," he added. | "There is an ongoing investigation into the full circumstances and to locate this individual," he added. |
| We saw the man run past followed by two policemen and we were laughing at it, singing the theme to The Bill Jill Cartwright, witness | We saw the man run past followed by two policemen and we were laughing at it, singing the theme to The Bill Jill Cartwright, witness |
| Earlier a police spokesman said: "A male officer has sustained a cut to his leg." | Earlier a police spokesman said: "A male officer has sustained a cut to his leg." |
| Jill Cartwright, 35, a yoga teacher from Putney, south west London, was eating with four friends at the Thai Silk restaurant in Isabella Street when the gunman came past, followed by two officers. | Jill Cartwright, 35, a yoga teacher from Putney, south west London, was eating with four friends at the Thai Silk restaurant in Isabella Street when the gunman came past, followed by two officers. |
| She said: "We saw the man run past followed by two policemen and we were laughing at it, singing the theme to The Bill. | She said: "We saw the man run past followed by two policemen and we were laughing at it, singing the theme to The Bill. |
| "He didn't even look to be running very fast, but then he turned around and he fired. | "He didn't even look to be running very fast, but then he turned around and he fired. |
| "He was running as he turned and shot. It didn't sound like a real gun, it sounded something like a starter gun, but it shocked us." | "He was running as he turned and shot. It didn't sound like a real gun, it sounded something like a starter gun, but it shocked us." |
| Sideways 'leap' | Sideways 'leap' |
| Daniel Bradley, 26, an editor from Surrey Quays, south east London, also witnessed the incident. | Daniel Bradley, 26, an editor from Surrey Quays, south east London, also witnessed the incident. |
| He said: "One of the cops said 'Shots fired, shots fired.' He was on the radio. | He said: "One of the cops said 'Shots fired, shots fired.' He was on the radio. |
| "The policemen hastily ducked around the corner. I saw them leap sideways and around the side of a wall. | "The policemen hastily ducked around the corner. I saw them leap sideways and around the side of a wall. |
| "It didn't feel scary exactly, just more surreal," he said. | "It didn't feel scary exactly, just more surreal," he said. |
| A spokesman from London Ambulance Service said: "We sent two ambulance crews and a duty officer. Two patients were taken to hospital with minor injuries." | A spokesman from London Ambulance Service said: "We sent two ambulance crews and a duty officer. Two patients were taken to hospital with minor injuries." |
| Blackfriars Road has been shut between Southwark Street and St George's Circus due to the incident and a number of buses in the area have been diverted. | Blackfriars Road has been shut between Southwark Street and St George's Circus due to the incident and a number of buses in the area have been diverted. |
| Southwark Tube station remains open, Transport for London said. | Southwark Tube station remains open, Transport for London said. |
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| Armed officers from a specialist unit were called to the busy shopping area | Armed officers from a specialist unit were called to the busy shopping area |