London Bridge was the scene of an as yet unverified “incident” on Saturday, with a car reportedly having mowed down several pedestrians as police rushed to respond.
Britain is still reeling from a terror attack at a Manchester concert that left dozens dead and put the country on a high state of alert ahead of Parliamentary elections next week.
Several British news outlets, including The Spectator and the BBC, cited eyewitness reports that a van accelerated, jumping off the road and hitting several people on the bridge. Authorities could not immediately confirm the nature of the incident, but social media lit up with countless posts describing a chaotic scene with at least a few people injured.
A person who was on London Bridge after an incident on Saturday told a Reuters reporter that she saw three people who appeared to have their throats cut, while a separate report cited a witness as having heard gunfire.
British armed police also responded to an incident in the Borough Market area of London, in addition to the scene at London Bridge, police said.
–Reuters contributed to this article.