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London Bridge: What we know so far

Seven people were killed and 48 injured in the attack on Saturday, with 21 fighting for their lives in hospital.

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Police are responding to three incidents in the capital

Here is what we know following the incidents over night at London Bridge and Borough Market in central London:

10.08pm – Police were also called to the scene.

Police officers outside the Barrowboy and Banker pub
Police officers outside the Barrowboy and Banker pub ( Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Witnesses said three men ran into the Black And Blue restaurant on Stoney Street and began stabbing people indiscriminately, including one person in the face and neck.

Another man, journalist Geoff Ho, was stabbed at the Southwark Tavern. Witnesses saw injured people in the Mudlark pub, while others at the Katzenjammers Bierhall in Southwark Street helped a person who had been stabbed.

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10.16pm – Eight minutes after police were called three male suspects were shot dead by marksmen near the Wheatsheaf pub on Stoney Street.

Screengrab taken from video footage of some of the wounded being treated by ambulance staff (PA)
Screengrab taken from video footage of some of the wounded being treated by ambulance staff (PA)

At least 48 patients were taken to five hospitals, London Ambulance Service said, with more than 80 medics having been sent to the scene.

Shortly before 4am, police confirm six people were killed in the rampage.

Police on Borough High Street
Police on Borough High Street on Saturday night (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said the number of victims from the London attack had risen to seven. The High Commission of Canada later confirmed one of its citizens is among the dead.

On Sunday morning police carried out raids in Barking, east London, though the Met could not immediately confirm any link to the attacks.

4.30pm – Mr Rowley confirms that 36 people remain in hospital, with 21 in a critical condition. He warns of more armed police in the capital in coming days, and said “increased physical measures” would be brought in to keep people safe on London’s bridges.

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