Four people have been arrested following a stabbing incident on Westminster Bridge in London, leaving one man in critical condition. Police have closed the bridge and set up a large cordon.
WESTMINSTER bridge has been closed as 'hundreds' of cops swarm the scene and set up a huge cordon - with four people having been arrested. The stabbing incident has left a man in a critical condition in hospital, the Met Police has confirmed. Three people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, while one has been arrested on suspicion of affray. Police , ambulance and air ambulance services all attended the scene on the major London bridge - which remains closed at this time.
A concerned Twitter user wrote: 'Westminster Bridge closed in both directions. Hundreds of Police at the scene with the Bridge cordoned off. What’s going on?' A spokesperson for the force said: 'Police were called at 10:43hrs on Sunday, 24 November to reports of a fight on Westminster Bridge, SE1.Officers, the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance attended and found a man suffering from a stab injury.'Three people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and one person has been arrested on suspicion of affray.
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