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London Bridge incident: Suspect shot by police after five injured in stabbing

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Five people were injured in a stabbing incident on London Bridge today before a suspect was shot by police.

Video footage has emerged online which showed a man being tackled by the public on London Bridge before police intervened.

Police pulled people off the man before shooting him.

Some of those injured in the incident are said to be in serious condition.

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Police and emergency services at the scene of an incident on London Bridge in central London.

London Bridge was closed off to the public as panic spread following the incident.

Counter terrorism officers responded to the scene while the Metropolitan Police have confirmed they're treating the incident as though it's terror-related.

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People running away from Borough Market in London after police to them to leave the area.

Amanda Hunter, who witnessed the shooting from a bus, told BBC News: "I was coming home on the 21 bus and all of all a sudden it stopped. There was some commotion and I looked out the window and I just saw these three police officers going over to a man. It seemed like there was something in his hand. I’m not 100% sure, but then one of the police officer shot him.

"From there, I was able to take a video of the scene. We were stopped on the bus maybe for me a minute and a half and then we’re able to safely get off the bridge.

"There was only three police officers at the time. But by the time I got off the bridge, that’s when I started to hearing the sirens.

"I heard about three shots to get the man. Everyone was just kind of into shock."

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "I’m being kept updated on the incident at London Bridge and want to thank the police and all emergency services for their immediate response."