May 22st, 2013 -PERSON DEAD WITHOUT A HEAD CONFIRMED FOR BRITISH SOLIDER. TWO SOMALIANS CRITICALLY INJURED.
One man is reported dead and two others injured amid reports of a shooting incident close to the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich this afternoon.One witness reported seeing a man beheaded in the street in an attack by two men.
The report also said that police officers opened fire after the attack in John Wilson Street in Woolwich.
There were reports that shots were fired after an apparent sword attack near the army base.
Pictures posted on Twitter appear to show two men lying on the road in Woolwich.
David Dixon, the head of Mulgrave Primary School, told the BBC that he walked out of the school gates and saw a body lying in the street. "We shut all the gates and made sure all the children were inside," he said.
Mr Dixon also confirmed hearing gunshots.
The Metropolitan police would only say officers had been called to reports of 'an assault' on John Wilson Street.
Wellington Street has been sealed off and an air ambulance has arrived on the scene.
One man is reported dead and two others injured amid reports of a shooting incident close to the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich this afternoon.One witness reported seeing a man beheaded in the street in an attack by two men.
The report also said that police officers opened fire after the attack in John Wilson Street in Woolwich.
There were reports that shots were fired after an apparent sword attack near the army base.
Pictures posted on Twitter appear to show two men lying on the road in Woolwich.
David Dixon, the head of Mulgrave Primary School, told the BBC that he walked out of the school gates and saw a body lying in the street. "We shut all the gates and made sure all the children were inside," he said.
Mr Dixon also confirmed hearing gunshots.
The Metropolitan police would only say officers had been called to reports of 'an assault' on John Wilson Street.
Wellington Street has been sealed off and an air ambulance has arrived on the scene.
