http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/london-bridge-police-respond-incident-1.4145144
U.K. police responding to reports van crashed into pedestrians on London Bridge
Police also responding to separate incident at Borough Market with armed officers
Thomson Reuters Posted: Jun 03, 2017 5:35 PM ET Last Updated: Jun 03, 2017 6:27 PM ET
People run down Borough High Street as police are dealing with a 'major incident' at London Bridge on Saturday. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)
- Police also responding to separate incident at Borough Market with armed officers
British police rushed to London Bridge on Saturday after witnesses said a van plowed into pedestrians.
Police said they were dealing with "an incident" but gave no further details.
A Reuters reporter near the scene said she saw 10 police cars rushing towards London Bridge.
An armed police officer stands on Borough High Street as police are dealing with an incident on London Bridge on Saturday. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)
A witness told the BBC she saw a speeding white van veering into pedestrians.
The witness said the van hit five to six people. London's transport authority said London Bridge rail station had been closed at the request of the police.
Reuters spoke with a witness who said she saw three people with knife wounds. Reuters was unable to immediately verify the statement by the witness.
Police also said they were responding to a separate incident at Borough Market with armed officers on the scene. It was not immediately clear if the two incidents are related.
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