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| London attacks: Stabbing reports at multiple locations after van rams into people on London Bridge | London attacks: Stabbing reports at multiple locations after van rams into people on London Bridge |
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| London police confirm they are dealing with a terrorist act in the city center on Saturday evening after a van hit pedestrians on London Bridge and a stabbing attack in the Borough Market area. | |
| WATCH LIVE: Reported van & stabbing attacks in London: special coverage | WATCH LIVE: Reported van & stabbing attacks in London: special coverage |
| LIVE UPDATES: Police manhunt following stabbing, vehicle attacks across London Live updates | LIVE UPDATES: Police manhunt following stabbing, vehicle attacks across London Live updates |
| In an unprecedented move, the Metropolitan police have advised people to “run, hide and tell” on Twitter. | In an unprecedented move, the Metropolitan police have advised people to “run, hide and tell” on Twitter. |
| Police cars, ambulances and helicopters have arrived to the London Bridge, according to various eyewitness reports on Twitter. | Police cars, ambulances and helicopters have arrived to the London Bridge, according to various eyewitness reports on Twitter. |
| Police told the BBC there has been “more than one fatality in the incident at London Bridge.” | |
| The Metropolitan Police said they will release further information after making sure it is “accurate,” following social media reports that there was an attacker with a knife and gunfire heard in the area. | The Metropolitan Police said they will release further information after making sure it is “accurate,” following social media reports that there was an attacker with a knife and gunfire heard in the area. |
| While no detailed information about the injured was immediately released, RT’s Polly Boiko reported from outside University College Hospital that some “victims of gun wounds” were treated by emergency services. | |
| Conflicting accounts claimed that between one and three attackers jumped out of the van after it hit people and proceeded to stab people. | Conflicting accounts claimed that between one and three attackers jumped out of the van after it hit people and proceeded to stab people. |
| At least five people were injured on the bridge, the BBC reported. It was not immediately clear how grave the injuries were. | At least five people were injured on the bridge, the BBC reported. It was not immediately clear how grave the injuries were. |
| Police have confirmed they also “responded to an incident” in the nearby Borough Market after reports suggested there was a knife attack there. | Police have confirmed they also “responded to an incident” in the nearby Borough Market after reports suggested there was a knife attack there. |
| Dramatic footage reportedly taken from inside the London Bridge Bar showed police ordering all the patrons to get on the ground and take cover. | Dramatic footage reportedly taken from inside the London Bridge Bar showed police ordering all the patrons to get on the ground and take cover. |
| London police said earlier that a third potential attack was taking place in the Vauxhall area of the city, roughly two miles (3.2km) from Borough Market, but it was later determined to be an unrelated stabbing incident. | |
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