A man has died and two others have been injured in a suspected terrorist incident in London.
The attack happened at 2.20pm this afternoon in Woolwich in south east London.
According to BBC sources, two people armed with weapons killed a man in the street and the two attackers were then shot by police officers.
The local MP Nick Raynsford has said the dead man was a soldier at Woolwich barracks.
Mr Raynsford said police have removed a "substantial number of weapons" from the scene, including knives and at least one firearm.
Prime minister David Cameron has said the attack was "truly shocking" and the government is reported to be treating it as a suspected terrorist incident.
London Ambulance Service confirmed one man had been found dead at the scene and two men had been taken to hospital, one in a serious condition.
All three men were described as being in their 20s.
