London attack: Crowds gather for vigil to honour victims

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, Home Secretary Amber Rudd and Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott with members of the public at a vigil in Potters Fields Park, central LondonPA

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan led a minute's silence during a vigil for those killed in Saturday's terror attack.

People hold up signs which spell out "We Love London" as hundreds gather for a vigil in Potters FieldsGetty Images

Hundreds of people shrugged off the rain in Potters Fields Park to pay tribute to the seven who died and 48 injured.

A man hugs another man, wearing a t-shirt saying "I am a Muslim, ask me anything?"Reuters

People from all faiths attended the event on Monday evening, with many saying they were there as a mark of respect.

A woman holds up two heart-shaped balloons at a vigil in LondonPA

The crowd included paramedics, police officers, fire crews and community leaders

Cyclist with flowersPA

And many of them brought flowers to lay in tribute at the vigil.

A man kneels before floral tributes after a vigil in central LondonReuters

Outside City Hall, people laid tributes to those who died when three men drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and launched a knife attack in Borough Market.

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Some people left messages of defiance with floral tributes.

CandlesPA

While others lit candles.

People lay flowers near London Bridge station following Saturday's terror attack.Isabel Infantes

Members of the public have been placing tributes near the site of the terror attack.

A woman lays flowers at a pedestrian crossing on the south side of London Bridge, close to Borough Market in London.AFP

The attack has been claimed by so-called Islamic State.

Flowers laid by the public on the ground near London Bridge stationREX/Shutterstock

Five London hospitals are continuing to treat 36 of the victims; 18 are said to be in a critical condition.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan (walk across London Bridge in London on 5 June2017, to see the site of the 3 June terror attack.AFP

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who visited the scene with Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick on Monday, described the attack as "cowardly and evil". Speaking from London Bridge he said he was "angry" the three knifemen were seeking to justify their actions using the faith he belonged to.

Onlookers react near the scene of an attack close to London Bridge in central London,Reuters

The overriding message to Londoners has been to carry on as normal.

People react as they look at flowers left on the south side of London Bridge near Borough MarketReuters

Some commuters left flowers for the victims on their way to work.

A woman lays flowers at the south side of London Bridge, close to Borough MarketAFP

A woman and a child lay flowers at the south side of London Bridge, close to Borough Market.

A man observes flowers left along the base of the Monument to the Great Fire of LondonReuters

Flowers were also left along the base of the Monument to the Great Fire of London, which is near to London Bridge.

Police officers stand on duty in Barking, east London on following a dawn raid on a property,AFP

Twelve people were arrested on Sunday in Barking, east London. Police officers stand on duty following a dawn raid on a property,

Pedestrians walk past barriers on Westminster Bridge, in central London June 5, 2017.Reuters

The UK terrorism threat level remains at severe, having been raised to critical for a short time after the Manchester attack.