London police are treating Saturday’s van and knife attacks as terrorism

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

London police are treating two attacks at London Bridge and nearby Borough Market as terrorism. They have not yet said on what basis this claim is being made. A third incident that took place at the same time, a stabbing at Vauxhall, was unrelated, police now think.

Late on the evening of June 3, a white van swerved off the road on London bridge and hit several pedestrians. BBC reporter Holly Jones, who was at the scene, said that the van was “probably traveling at about 50 miles [80 km] an hour” when it hit five to six people, some in front of and some behind her. Another eyewitness, Mark Roberts, told CNN that one person was hit “about 20 feet in the air.” Jones also said that she saw a man being arrested shortly afterward. The BBC reports that more than one person has died.

Shortly afterward, there were reports of multiple stab wounds in Borough Market, which is just next to the bridge. Police also responded to stabbing at Vauxhall, about three miles away along the south bank of the River Thames.

The London Bridge incident, which comes a few days ahead the general election on June 8, is reminiscent of the attack in March in which a man drove a car along Westminster Bridge, next to Parliament, deliberately ramming pedestrians and cyclists. Four of them were killed, and police shot the driver dead. The attacker had sent a WhatsApp message claiming jihadist motives. On May 22, a suicide bomber killed 23 people at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester. Both men were British Muslims, and in both cases ISIL claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Eshe Nelson contributed reporting.