Metropolitan Police in London have confirmed that two terrorist incidents have occurred on Saturday, less than two weeks after the tragic bombing in Manchester and one day before a charity concert is slated to take place for the victims of that attack.
British Prime Minister Theresa May said the “terrible” incident from London is being treated as a “potential act of terrorism.”
A U.S. law enforcement official tells PEOPLE that a car drove into a crowd of 15 to 20 people near London Bridge. The official added that there were reports of at least two casualties. The BBC reports that police have confirmed one death.
Witnesses on social media said that there were “bodies strewn over the pavement” after a van jumped the curb.
The police confirmed that incidents at London Bridge and Borough Market were being treated as “terrorist incidents.” However, a third reported incident was determined to not be connected.
Police confirmed that they responded to a report of a “vehicle collision with pedestrians” at London Bridge at 10:08 p.m. They also confirmed that officers responded and “shots have been fired.”
A video of the aftermath showed ambulances and police cars swarming around an intersection while someone yells, telling people to clear the area.
Another witness says a passerby told him that it was like “Westminster Bridge all over again.” On March 22, a British-born terrorist drove his car onto the pedestrian walkway at Westminster Bridge, killing four people and injuring 50.
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