{"id":325189,"date":"2017-06-03T23:01:25","date_gmt":"2017-06-03T23:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=325189"},"modified":"2017-06-03T23:01:25","modified_gmt":"2017-06-03T23:01:25","slug":"casualties-after-london-bridge-knife-and-van-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=325189","title":{"rendered":"Casualties after London Bridge ‘knife and van incident’"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are reports of a number of casualties after an incident possibly involving a vehicle and a knife in the London Bridge area of the capital, British Transport Police has said.<\/p>\n

Police say armed officers responded to reports of a van hitting pedestrians on the bridge in central London.<\/p>\n

The Met Police said officers were also at Borough Market nearby where they were responding to reports stabbings.<\/p>\n

A BBC reporter at the scene says police are searching for three suspects.<\/p>\n

It said “multiple resources” are in attendance.<\/p>\n

Downing Street said: “The prime minister is in contact with officials and is being regularly updated on the incident at London Bridge.”<\/p>\n

Transport for London said the bridge has been closed in both directions due to a “major police incident”.<\/p>\n

Bus routes were being diverted and the neighbouring Southwark Bridge has also been shut, it added.<\/p>\n

TfL said there were further closures in Borough High Street, where armed police were later seen. On the north side of the river, Lower Thames Street was closed.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n

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