Late Saturday evening, a vehicle struck pedestrians on London Bridge and continued to drive from London Bridge to Borough Market. The suspects then left the vehicle and a number of people were stabbed, including an on-duty British Transport Police officer who was responding to the incident at London Bridge.

According to the Metropolitan Police, armed officers responded very quickly, confronting three male suspects who were shot and killed in Borough Market. “The suspects had been confronted and shot by the police within eight minutes of the first call. The suspects were wearing what looked like explosive vests but these were later established to be hoaxes.”

Police announced that at this stage, six people have died in addition to the three attackers shot dead by police. And at least 20 casualties have been taken to six hospitals across London.

UK police also repeated their request for the public to avoid London Bridge and Borough Market, adding; “We are reviewing and planning to strengthen our policing stance across London over the forthcoming days, and there will be additional police and officers deployed across the Capital.”