London Bridge: Police declare terror incidents at two locations: VIDEO

London Bridge: Police declare terror incidents at two locations

By Steve Almasy, Ralph Ellis and Natalie Gallon, CNN

Updated 0122 GMT (0922 HKT) June 4, 2017

Police officers on Borough High Street as police are dealing with an incident on London Bridge in London, Saturday, 

June 3, 2017.    Witnesses reported a vehicle hitting pedestrians and injured people on the ground. (Dominic Lipinski/

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(CNN)Police in London were dealing with what appeared to be a coordinated terror 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 in the vicinity of the attacks, close to a major transport hub and in an area packed with restaurants and bars.

British Prime Minister Theresa May said authorities were dealing with a "terrible incident" and London's Metropolitan Police Service said incidents at London Bridge and nearby Borough Market were being treated as terrorism.

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

It was the third terror attack to strike the UK 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.

Latest developments

• Vehicle attack on London Bridge: Eyewitnesses said a van careered across London Bridge at about 10:30 p.m., knocking over several pedestrians.

• Stabbings at Borough Market: A man with a "massive knife" entered a restaurant at nearby Borough Market, just south of the bridge, stabbing two people inside, another eyewitness told CNN.

• Metropolitan police statement: London's police service said both incidents were being treated as terrorism. Armed officers responded and shots were been fired, police said. A reported third incident at Vauxhall, a few miles west, was not connected.

• British Prime Minister Theresa May returns to Downing Street: In a statement, she said a "terrible incident" in London was being treated as "potential act of terrorism." She will chair a meeting of the Government's Cobra emergency committee Sunday.

• US President Donald Trump reacts: The President was briefed by the national security team, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said. Trump tweeted: "Whatever the United States can do to help out in London and the U. K., we will be there - WE ARE WITH YOU. GOD BLESS!

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