Police have shot one man after an attack at London Bridge, with witnesses describing scenes of ‘pandemonium’.

Several people were injured in a stabbing attack at London Bridge, said London’s Metropolitan Police, which is treating the incident as “terror-related”.

“Police were called at 1:58pm to a stabbing at premises near to London Bridge,” the police force said on Twitter, adding a man had been detained. “A number of people have been stabbed.”

Police said that they have shot one man.

London Ambulance Service declared a “major incident”, saying it had several crews at the scene.

There was a heavy police presence and the area was sealed off as helicopters circled above. Several buildings were put on lockdown.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “I’m being kept updated on the incident at London Bridge and want to thank the police and all emergency services for their immediate response.”

Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the main opposition Labour Party, wrote on Twitter: “Shocking reports from London Bridge. My thoughts are with those caught up in the incident. Thank you to the police and emergency services who are responding.”

Social media footage showed police detaining a man, with gunshots heard in some videos. Other images showed people fleeing Borough Market.

Connor Allen, an events manager who was near the scene, told Al Jazeera he heard “quite a few” gunshots. 

“Everyone just started running, that’s what you do in that situation,” he said, describing scenes of “pandemonium”.

In 2017, at least eight people were killed in the London Bridge area when attackers ploughed a van into pedestrians before carrying out a stabbing assault at Borough Market.

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