‘Number of people’ stabbed in London Bridge incident

A number of people have been stabbed in a “major incident” by London Bridge Friday afternoon, authorities said.

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One man has been shot by police, officials with the Metropolitan Police Service wrote on Twitter.

The circumstances are unclear, but “as a precaution, we are currently responding to this incident as though it is terror-related,” police said.

The London Ambulance Service tweeted that they have “a number of crews at the scene,” declaring it a “major incident.”

Authorities have cordoned off the iconic bridge in central London, as well as the nearby Borough Market.

In June 2017, eight were killed when a group of attackers plowed a van into people on London Bridge and then drove to Borough Market and stabbed several others.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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