London terror attack: Up to 7 people feared dead

Up to seven people were feared dead after a van plowed into people on London Bridge on Saturday, and two attackers were shot by armed police in what appeared to be a connected incident in nearby Borough Market, Britain’s Sun newspaper said.

The newspaper said five people were in the van that drove into pedestrians. It said those attackers, wielding knives, then targeted people in pubs and restaurants in Borough Market.

The Telegraph reported that, the death toll was unclear; the number of injured is not yet known. At least two people had been reported killed although there were claims of as many as seven dead and more than 20 injured.

Theresa May declared it a terror incident and is returning to London to chair an urgent meeting of Cobra today.

CNN reported that, at least 20 people were taken to hospitals across London after the terrorist attacks on London Bridge and at Borough Market, London Ambulance Service said in a statement. The injured were taken to six hospitals, while other people were treated at the scene, London Ambulance Service Assistant Director of Operations Peter Rhodes said.

Police in London were dealing with what appeared to be a coordinated terrorist attack on at least two locations late Saturday night, after a van mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge and a knife attack was reported in a cafe nearby.

Eyewitnesses reported panic as the attacks unfolded, in the vicinity of a major transport hub and in an area packed with restaurants and bars.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said it was “deliberate and cowardly attack” on Londoners enjoying a Saturday night out.

It was the third terrorist attack to strike the United Kingdom this year, after a man drove a car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge in March and the bomb attack on an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester two weeks ago.

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