Death toll rises to 7 people after London terror attack last night
The BBC has reported that up to seven people have been killed in a terror incident in London last night.
Shortly after 10pm, a white van hit pedestrians on London Bridge, which was followed by three man embarking from the vehicle and stabbing people in nearby Borough Market.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick says seven people have been killed in the London Bridge attack
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A police officer was stabbed while trying to help, and it has been reported that the attackers were wearing fake bomb vests at the time.
It is the third terror attack in the UK in three months following the car and knife attack in Westminster in March, which left five people dead, and the Manchester bombing less than two weeks ago, in which 22 people were killed.
Praying for London
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London attack: Seven members of the public and three suspects are dead; 48 people have been injured, police say https://t.co/vIVej3nxNP pic.twitter.com/GijzlDwsHX
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London Ambulance Service says 48 people have been taken to hospital following the London Bridge and Borough Market attack
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan said it was "a deliberate and cowardly attack on innocent Londoners."
The injured, some of the in a critical condition, are being treated at five hospitals around the city.
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