A “number of people” are believed to have been injured amid a stabbing incident near
London Bridge,
police say.
There were multiple reports of shots being fired, possibly by officers, in the wake of the incident, which has seen the bridge evacuated and shut both ways.
A man has been detained by officers, the Metropolitan Police said.
Meanwhile, London Ambulance Service have declared a major incident, with a number of crews on the scene.
London Bridge station has also been evacuated, while a cordon has been set up at Borough Market.
PA Media reported that police are treating the evacuation of the area around Borough Market as a “major incident”. Response from officers led scores of people to run down St Thomas’ street, though the exact cause of the incident is still unknown.
A video from the scene shows what appears to be police pulling equipment out of a vehicle nearby.
Those in the video can be heard saying: “They’ve actually got guns out. They’ve got the guns out.”Police were called at 1:58pm to a stabbing at premises near to London Bridge. Emergency services attended, including officers from the Met and @CoLPA man has been detained by police. We believe a number of people have been injured. Further info to follow.— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) November 29, 2019BBC correspondent John McManus told
BBC News that he had heard several gun shots on London Bridge.
“There appeared to be a fight going on on the other side of the bridge, with several men attacking one man,” he said.
“Police then quickly arrived, including armed police, and then a number of shots were fired at this man.”
The bridge has been cleared by police, “but there are more shots going on”, McManus added. "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." — Prime Minister Boris Johnson—
UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) November 29, 2019In a tweet, prime minister
Boris Johnson said he was being kept updated on the incident.
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