London Bridge And Borough Market Attacks Declared As Terrorist Incidents

Metropolitan Police have confirmed that the attacks at London Bridge and Borough Market are terrorist incidents.

The third incident which occurred in Vauxhall has been confirmed as a stabbing that is not connected to the first two.

At around 22.15 this evening a van, travelling at ‘about 50mph’ mowed down pedestrians at London Bridge and witnesses reported hearing ‘tremendous gunfire’.

A short time later there were reports of three men carrying knives at Borough Market and a witness reported seeing armed police shooting at Brindisa tapas bar.

Metropolitan police are advising people to run to a place of safety, hide or barricade yourself in, and call the police when it is safe.