Vigil tonight at 6pm to remember victims of London Bridge at Potters Fields Park

 
A vigil for the victims of Saturday’s terror attack will be held on Monday evening near London Bridge tonight – less than a mile from where the attack occurred.
London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan invited Londoners to the event near
City Hall – in a show of defiance against terrorists.
Mr Khan will attend along with dignitaries from the emergency services and civic leaders in Potters Fields Park.
The vigil will include a minute’s silence at 6.20pm.
He said: ‘By standing together as a city we will send a powerful message here and around the world – that Londoners will never be cowed by terrorism.’
The British Red Cross has launched a Solidarity Fund to help victims of terror in the UK.
A minute’s silence for the victims of the London Bridge attack will be held nationwide at 11am today.
Mr Khan said: ‘I invite all Londoners – and everyone visiting our city – to come together in solidarity to remember those who have lost their lives, to express sympathy with their families and loved ones and to show the world that we stand united in the face of those who seek to harm us and our way of life.’
He added: ‘We will never let these cowards win and we will never be cowed by terrorism.

Everything we know about the London Bridge terror attack so far

A van ploughed into pedestrians enjoying a night out in London Bridge, before attackers went from bar to bar stabbing people around Borough Market.
The horrific, brutal attack has been officially declared a terrorist incident.
Since the attack was first reported last night, police officers, paramedics and doctors have been working through the early hours of the morning to help those injured in the attacks.
Here is everything we know so far.

What happened

 Seven people were killed and 48 seriously injured in the attack. Out of those, 21 are in a critical condition.

The emergency services were first called to reports of a white van driving into several people on London Bridge at 10.08pm on Saturday.
The entire area and nearby railway stations were closed, including London Bridge.
Witnesses reported seeing the van driving at around 50mph, mounting the pavement and sweving into a number of people.
Holly Jones, a BBC reporter who was on the bridge at the time, said: ‘A white van driver came speeding – probably about 50mph – veered off into the crowds of people who were walking along the pavement.
‘He swerved right round me and then hit about five or six people.’

 The van, which had been driving from north of the river, then drove towards Borough Market – which was especially busy because it was Saturday night.

When it arrived, the suspects stabbed several people in a crowded area. They then went from bar to bar, attacking people with 12-inch hunting knives.
Shots were then heard in the area, which was later confirmed to have been police officers shooting the suspects dead.

 Met Police later confirmed that seven people had died and at least 48 hospitalised. In addition, the three suspected attackers were shot dead – within eight minutes of first responders arriving on the scene.

Two police officers were seriously injured in the attack – one Met officer, and another from the British Transport Police. One of the officers, who was first on the scene of the attack, took on the three armed terrorists with nothing but his baton.
A third police unit was sent to the Vauxhall area after reports of a stabbing, but this was later confirmed to not be connected to the attacks in London Bridge and Borough Market.

Victims

Seven people died in the attack.
London Ambulance Service said it had taken at least 48 injured people to five different London hospitals, while those described as ‘walking wounded’ were treated at the Andaz Hotel near Liverpool Street, where there were paramedics and more armed officers. Later, it was confirmed that 21 people were in a critical condition.
A British Transport Police officer who was left ‘seriously injured’ was reportedly stabbed in the face, head, and leg.
Police boats searched the River Thames for anyone who may have fallen from the bridge during the attack.
Canadian national Chrissy Archibald was confirmed as having tragically passed away in the attack. A French national, who has not been named, also died on Saturday night.

Who can you call if you’re concerned about loved ones

Anyone concerned about friends or relatives can call the Met Police’s Casualty Bureau, which remains open.
Call 0800 096 1233 and 020 7158 0197.

 The attackers

 Three men, believed to be the attackers, have been shot by police.

Police said the men were shot within eight minutes of officers receiving the first reports of the attack.
Witnesses described seeing between two and four men getting out of the van after it crashed just south of London Bridge.
A photographer at the scene, outside the Wheatsheaf pub, took a photo of one of the suspects wearing a vest with canisters strapped to themselves. The vests later turned out to be fake.
The person who took the photo said he then saw the attackers being shot by police.
On Sunday afternoon, police raided a property in Barking. They made 12 arrests in connection to Saturday night’s attack – six men and six women.

What’s happening now

 THE INVESTIGATION

The ongoing investigation is being led by the Counter Terrorism Command.
Police say they believe they’ve caught all of the attackers, which is why the country’s terrorism threat level was not raised to ‘critical’, as it was in the wake of the Manchester atrocity.
The Met and BTP said cordons put in place on Saturday night would ‘remain well into Monday’.
MET POLICE’S FULL STATEMENT
In a statement released on Sunday night at 10pm, the Met Police’s Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said: ‘We would like to thank the media for their continued support, restraint and understanding in not speculating as to who the suspects are in this fast moving investigation.
‘I would like to assure them and the public that this is directly assisting the progression of the investigation and confirm we will release the identities of the three men directly responsible for the attacks yesterday, Saturday, 3 June, as soon as operationally possible.
‘Officers have been working tirelessly to process the crime scenes and release the cordons. We are hopeful that some of the cordons around London Bridge station will be released during the course of tomorrow morning but consult TFL website before you set out on your journey’s into and around London tomorrow.
‘The public can expect to see additional police – both armed and unarmed officers – across the Capital as you would expect in these circumstances. And our security and policing plans for events are being reviewed, the public will also see increased physical measures on London’s bridges to keep the public safe.’

(Metro UK)