London attack as it happened: Met Police make arrests during early morning raids in search for jihadi network
'Gunshots' heard as 'a number' of people arrested
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Your support makes all the difference.Police have named two of the three terrorists responsible for Saturday's deadly attack on London Bridge.
Khuram Shazad Butt, 27, and Rachid Redouane, 30, both from Barking, East London, were identified as the perpetrators of the knife and van attack, which killed seven people and left 49 injured.
Butt was previously known to security services but the Met Police said there was no intelligence to suggest the attack was being planned. Redouane was not known to authorities, Scotland Yard said.
Police detained a number of people in early morning raids in east London as part of the investigation into the London Bridge attack which saw the attackers ram a van into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing revellers in bars in the nearby Borough Market.
Isis claimed responsibility for the attack, the third major militant assault to hit Britain in less than three months.
Two of the seven people who were killed have been named, and 21 people remain critically injured in hospital.
A Canadian woman, who died in her fiance's arms after being struck by the speeding van, was named as 30-year-old Christine Archibald.
A 32-year-old man from Hackney, James McMullan, has also been identified as one of the victim's by his family.
Isis was said to have urged extremists to run over civilians in a poster released over the weekend featuring a knife, handgun and lorry urging radicals to "gain benefit from Ramadan".
The three men, wearing fake suicide bomb vests, were shot dead by eight officers outside a pub after police opened fire with an "unprecedented" hail of 50 bullets, while a bystander was also shot.
Scotland Yard said seven women and five men aged between 19 and 60 were arrested under the Terrorism Act in Barking on Sunday. A 55-year-old man was later released without charge.
A vigil was held on Monday evening near London Bridge in honour of the victims of the attack, which took place at around 10pm, while a minute's silence will take place at 11am on Tuesday.
Sadiq Khan told mourners: "As Mayor of London I want to send a clear message to the sick and evil terrorists who commit these crimes: we will defeat you you will not win.
"As a proud and patriotic British Muslim, I now say this: you do not commit these disgusting acts in my name."
Network Rail said London Bridge rail and London Underground stations reopened at 5am but the rail station will be exit only.
People from around the world were caught up as hundreds cowered in pubs and restaurants, barricading themselves inside as the attackers stalked the streets.
Tales of heroism emerged in the aftermath, with one British Transport Police officer taking on the trio armed only with his baton before being stabbed in the head, face and leg.
An off-duty Metropolitan Police officer was also injured after he tackled the men.
Forty-eight people were left in hospital, 21 critically injured.
As counter-terrorism police units and security services launched a huge investigation for the third time in a matter of weeks, officers arrested a dozen people in raids on flats in Barking, east London, where residents said they believed one of the terrorists may have lived.
One neighbour said one of the attackers had recently asked him how he could hire a van.
Here's a recap of today's news relating to the London Bridge terror attacks:
:: The attackers
- Two of the three attackers that rammed a van into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing revelers in nearby bars and restaurants in Borough Market have been named by police as Khuram Shazad Butt, 27, and Rachid Redouane, 30.
- Butt, a British citizen born in Pakistan, was known to authorities but was not considered to pose any immediate risk. Redouane, who claimed to be Moroccan and Libyan, was not known.
- A third man has not yet been named by police.
- All three were shot dead at the scene within eight minutes of the first 999 call.
:: The victims
- Two of the seven people who lost their lives in the knife and van assault have been named by their families as 30-year-old Canadian Christine Archibald, and 32-year-old Londoner James McMullan.
- Five people are still missing, including one Spanish national, two Frenchmen and an Australian woman.
- 48 people were taken to hospital, 36 were being cared for in London hospitals with 18 still in a critical condition.
:: The investigation
- Police are examining what appear to be Molotov cocktails found in the van, according to Sky News.
- A 55-year-old man and 53-year-old woman arrested at the same address in Barking have been released.
- Six women aged between 19 and 60 and four men between 27 and 55 are still being held by police.
- Police raided properties in Barking on Sunday and two on Monday in Newham and Barking.
:: The response
- More than 130 Muslim leaders are refusing to perform the Islamic funeral prayer for the three perpetrators.
- A vigil led by London Mayor Sadiq Khan was held close to City Hall on Monday.
- Mr Khan, who said we would "defeat" the "sick and evil extremists" said Londoners would see an increased police presence in the coming weeks.
- Concrete blocks and metal barriers have been installed on London's bridges to protect pedestrians from another vehicle ramming incident.
- Donald Trump has been condemned after he criticised London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Twitter over his handling of the incident.
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