Van strikes pedestrians on London Bridge

The attacks left seven people dead and 48 injured in the span of eight minutes before the three attackers were killed by police.

Most parties suspended their political campaigning on Sunday but May made it clear the vote would go on as planned on June 8.

Trump’s tweets have been heavily criticized by a number of British politicians, who are now preparing for the country’s general election which is scheduled to take place on Thursday.

The government’s Cobra emergency committee will meet today, Downing Street said. “We have declared a major incident”, the statement said. “Our society should continue to function in accordance with our values”.

“I commend the strong leadership of the @MayorofLondon as he leads the city forward after this heinous attack”, read a tweet from the US’ London embassy attributed to Lukens.

The attack came on the eve of a benefit concert Grande is scheduled to play in Manchester on Sunday in aid of the victims and their families.

“We grieve the loss of our handsome, loving daughter and sister”.

Germany’s interior ministry has confirmed that two German nationals were also injured, one seriously.

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the Manchester bombing, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the London attack, which the prime minister linked to Islamic extremism.

Another said: “Big fan of @Uber but bitterly disappointed in profiting from a terrorist attack”. The Conservatives were far ahead in polls but their lead has narrowed in recent days. GOD BLESS!” Sunday morning, he tweeted a criticism of London Mayor Sadiq Khan and a call to “stop being politically correct and get down to the business of security for our people.

Mr Rowley, the chief of the UK’s Counter Terrorism Police, said they were increasingly confident the attack was carried out by three individuals, but it needed to be establishes whether others were involved in planning. “We will never let these cowards win and we will never be cowed by terrorism”, he said. According to CNN, the attack lasted roughly eight minutes, but left numerous wounded with life-threatening injuries.

He said he was “heartbroken to learn that a Canadian is among those who lost their lives”.

Assailants struck the heart of London on Saturday night.

It was a remarkably rapid response that was bound to have saved many lives.

A member of the public was accidentally shot and remains in hospital in a non-critical condition, Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said.

Another hero in last night’s attack was an off-duty police officer who was one of the first on the scene of the London Bridge attack.

They then emerged and attacked some of the people they had hit with the van before heading to Borough Market, where the pubs and restaurants were packed with Saturday night crowds, including many watching the Champions League final between Juventus and Real Madrid in Cardiff.

One of the attackers shouted “this is for Allah” as he knifed a man near a pub. Emergency workers rushed to attend to the injured. In addition, three attackers were shot dead by police. “In the face of this new tragedy, France is more than ever at Britain’s side”, said new French President Emmanuel Macron.

“I heard a woman screaming and 20 officers with guns – there was a sniper across the road trained on the window”, she said.

Witness Elsbeth Smedley told CNN that a man ran into Elliot’s, a cafe, and stabbed two people before running out.

At 4 a.m., police said six people were killed.

Grande, who headlined a benefit concert in Manchester on Sunday, alongside stars including Pharrell Williams and Justin Bieber, tweeted that she was “Praying for London“.

The vehicle and knife attack killed seven people in a busy section of London late Saturday and wounded about 50 people.