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Two police officers have been injured in a shooting incident near a busy railway station in central London. A police officer has 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 near Waterloo station shortly after 1500 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 bicycle to stop. But as they approached him he ran on to Blackfriars Road.
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 more than once 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. No-one has been arrested and the weapon used in the incident has not been recovered.
'Dumped bike' One officer sustained a minor injury to his thigh, but police have been unable to confirm whether it was a bullet wound.
Mr Noone said: "As the officers approached this male, he dumped the pedal cycle and ran off into Blackfriars Street. The second officer was treated for shock. Both were taken to hospital.
"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.
"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, witnessWe 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." Police said the suspect, described as a mixed-race man, abandoned his cycle in Hatfields area, before running towards Isabella Street and on to Blackfriars Road, where he fired at the 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. Mr Noone said: "There is an ongoing investigation into the full circumstances and to locate this individual."
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." Blackfriars Road has been shut between Southwark Street and St George's Circus because of 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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