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BREAKING NEWS: Fears of new terror attack after a white van 'mows down 20 people' on London Bridge amid unconfirmed reports of gunfire and stabbing
BREAKING NEWS: Fears of new terror attack after a white van 'mows down 20 people' on London Bridge amid unconfirmed reports of gunfire and stabbing
There have been unconfirmed reports of at least seven victims being stabbed
Witnesses said a white van veered off the road on London Bridge and hit people
Witness said she saw three people with what appeared to be their throats cut
Armed police and bomb squad are at the scene and boats are searching Thames
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By Ekin Karasin For Mailonline Published: 17:32 EDT, 3 June 2017 | Updated: 18:15 EDT, 3 June 2017
A white van has reportedly ploughed into 20 people in a suspected 'terror attack' on London Bridge station, amid reports of 'rapid gunfire'.
There are unconfirmed reports that least seven people have been stabbed as witnesses told of bodies 'strewn' on the road at the landmark in central London.
One witness said she saw three people with what appeared to be their throats cut on London Bridge.
Others said they saw three men, described as being 'of Mediterranean origin', jump out of the van and began 'randomly stabbing people' along Borough High Street with 12-inch long knives.
The car, believed to be a B&Q vehicle, was reportedly veering in an 'S shape' at 500mph across the bridge and has driven towards the Shard and is south of the river. The drivers have not been caught.
Terrifying footage from the scene shows police officers shouting 'Clear the scene now!' as panicked pedestrians flee.
The bridge is in lock down and the area around it is closed with bus routes being diverted, as armed police and a bomb squad attend the scene and boats search the water.
Police are treating injured people and carrying them away at the end Thrale Street. Members of the public were told by police to 'run as fast as they could' westbound. ......................................................................