Two people have died following the
London Bridge knife attack on Friday afternoon, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed.
A number of people were injured before the suspected attacker, who was wearing a fake suicide vest, was shot dead by armed police.
The severity of the other people’s injuries, and the number of victims, is not yet known.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick confirmed that two people had been killed and three more injured and currently in hospital. Heroic passers-by were seen grappling the suspected knifeman to the ground and disarm him before specialist officers arrived at the scene.
The area surrounding Borough Market was evacuated immediately, and London Bridge has been closed both to traffic and pedestrians indefinitely.
London Bridge station has since reopened.Related... London Bridge Attack: Here's What We Know So Far London Bridge Attack: Police Shoot Man Dead And Say 'Number Of People' Stabbed