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Stage is that multiple police officers were attacked and injured. up to three injured from the information that we have got. those casualty figures are always quite slow in coming out officially. what we are told, though, is the assistant commissioner malcolm rowley who is the u.k.'s most senior counterterrorism officer in charge of counterterrorism command at scotland yard will be making a statement in about 15 minutes time. outside new scotland yard. you can see that knife there now just behind the man there with their white shirt and a blue trousers and in front of the armed officers there,...

>> a terrorist of education is already underway. at this stage, i will confirm what we know has happened to me but it will not speculate. we received a number of different reports was included a person in a car ran over pedestrian's and a man with a knife. additional officers were sent to the scene and that includes fire officers. we are looking closely with the influences. i would like to repeat our request for the public to avoid the following areas. parliament square, westminster bridge, victoria street up to the junction of broadway and victoria embankment. this is to allow emergency servi...

Allow emergency services to deal with this ongoing incident. there is an ongoing investigation being led by the counterterrorism command and we would ask anybody who has images or film of the incident to pass those to the police. we know there are a number of casualties, including police officers, but at this stage we cannot confirm numbers or the nature of these injuries. our response will be ongoing for some time, and it is important that we gather all possible information and evidence. public safety is our top priority, and we are reviewing our policing stance across london and throughout t...

With the ongoing investigation. there is an ongoing investigation being carried out -- there is an ongoing investigation being led by the counterterrorism command, and we would ask anybody who has images or film of the incident to pass those to the police. we know there are a number of casualties including police officers, but at this stage we cannot confirm numbers or the nature of these injuries. our response will be ongoing for some time, and it is important that we gather all possible information. public safety is our top priority, and we are reviewing our policing staff across london and ...

>> as we've been reporting, bill if i may interrupt you, scotland yard is beginning to brief. let's go to that. thank you. >> although we remain open-minded to the motive a full counterterrorism investigation is already under way. this is led by the counterterrorism command. at this stage i will confirm what we know happened but i will not speculate. we received a number of different reports, which included a pson in the river, a car with pedestrians and man armed with a knife. officers were already in the location as part of routine policing. but immediately additional officers were sent to t...