LONDONBRIDGE TERROR: Two people reported dead. Suspect wearing hoax explosives device killed by police. 9News
Witnesses describe frantic scenes around London Bridge after man shot and killed by police following stabbing incident
A security cordon has been put in place around the London Bridge area while forensic investigations continue.Police said the incident began with reports of a stabbing at a "premises" near the bridge; it ended with passersby tackling the fleeing knifeman before he was shot dead by armed-response officers.
"People were running for safety" at Borough Market, on the south side of the bridge, says the Sydney Morning Herald's Europe correspondent Bevan Shields."Many are in tears." City of London Police, the force responsible for the business district, urged people to stay away from the area. Ms Jones said the man "then pulled his coat back which showed he had some sort of vest underneath... The police then moved backwards away quickly"."Just a few minutes ago I was walking across London Bridge on the south bank to the north bank of the bridge.
It is believed Mr Johnson will also hold a special briefing meeting of the UK Government's Cabinet Office Briefing Room at 9.30pm local time , including Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn.
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