Man shot dead by police in London Bridge terrorist incident

Suspect was tackled by passers-by before being shot

Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Cressida Dick confirmed on Friday that two people who were injured in a London Bridge terror incident have died and three others were treated in hospital.

Police have shot dead a man in what the city's Metropolitan Police service has declared a terrorist incident.

It occurred early in the afternoon, local time, when the area around the bridge was busy with tourists and office workers.

"I can confirm at approximately 14:00 GMT today police were called to a stabbing at a premises near to London Bridge," Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner Neil Basu told reporters at a news conference.

"A male suspect was shot by specialist armed officers from City of London Police and I can confirm that this suspect died at the scene."

Eyewitnesses described hearing shots and videos on social media appear to show members of the public surrounding a man on the floor, before being ushered away. It then appeared the man was shot by an armed police officer.

"Due to reports that the suspect may have had an explosive device, specialist officers also attended the scene and wide cordons are in place to ensure there remains no further danger to the public," Basu continued. "However, I can confirm at this time, we believe a device that was strapped to the body of the suspect is a hoax explosive device."

London Ambulance Service declared a "major incident" and had a number of crews at the scene. London Bridge train station was also evacuated and remained closed hours after the incident and tube trains did not stop at London Bridge underground station.