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| Gunman opens fire in restaurant | Gunman opens fire in restaurant |
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| A gunman wearing a motorbike helmet and carrying two pistols chased another man into a packed restaurant and opened fire, hitting him in the leg. | A gunman wearing a motorbike helmet and carrying two pistols chased another man into a packed restaurant and opened fire, hitting him in the leg. |
| Another man was also injured in the shooting which happened in Harry Morgan's restaurant in St John's Wood High Street, west London, at 2110 BST. | |
| Several shots were fired in the venue which was filled with people. | |
| An eyewitness said diners threw themselves to the floor screaming and bullet-holes could now be seen. | An eyewitness said diners threw themselves to the floor screaming and bullet-holes could now be seen. |
| A Metropolitan police spokesman said neither of the men suffered life-threatening injuries. | |
| Broken glass | |
| BBC chief economics correspondent Hugh Pym was in the restaurant at the time. | BBC chief economics correspondent Hugh Pym was in the restaurant at the time. |
| He said: "I immediately went to ground and pulled my 15-year-old son under the table. | He said: "I immediately went to ground and pulled my 15-year-old son under the table. |
| "We were aware of a guy running through. | "We were aware of a guy running through. |
| "He didn't appear as if he had a weapon - it felt like he was the victim." | "He didn't appear as if he had a weapon - it felt like he was the victim." |
| People were pretty shaken up and were wailing in shock more than anything else Hugh Pym, witness | People were pretty shaken up and were wailing in shock more than anything else Hugh Pym, witness |
| Pym continued: "We were under the table and everyone was shouting 'stay down, stay down'. | Pym continued: "We were under the table and everyone was shouting 'stay down, stay down'. |
| "Obviously there was a lot of broken glass and people gradually emerged from the tables. | "Obviously there was a lot of broken glass and people gradually emerged from the tables. |
| "People were pretty shaken up and were wailing in shock more than anything else." | "People were pretty shaken up and were wailing in shock more than anything else." |
| Billy Osbourne was also in the restaurant and saw the first man ran in. | Billy Osbourne was also in the restaurant and saw the first man ran in. |
| "Then all of a sudden a guy in a motorbike helmet came in - he had two automatic pistols and he starts firing at the guy. | "Then all of a sudden a guy in a motorbike helmet came in - he had two automatic pistols and he starts firing at the guy. |
| "As soon as I smelled the cordite I was under the table. | "As soon as I smelled the cordite I was under the table. |
| "Everyone was screaming and hitting the deck. | "Everyone was screaming and hitting the deck. |
| "It was unbelievable - it was a packed restaurant and it does not appear anybody [among the diners] was hurt." | "It was unbelievable - it was a packed restaurant and it does not appear anybody [among the diners] was hurt." |
| Harry Morgan's was established in 1948 by a London butcher and has been shortlisted in the Evening Standard Restaurant Awards. | Harry Morgan's was established in 1948 by a London butcher and has been shortlisted in the Evening Standard Restaurant Awards. |