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| London attack: Isis claims responsibility, as first victim is named – live updates | London attack: Isis claims responsibility, as first victim is named – live updates |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 6.11am BST | |
| 06:11 | |
| What we know so far: the victims | |
| Seven people were killed, and 48 injured people were taken to hospital. | |
| On Sunday night, 36 people remained in hospital. Of these, 21 are in a critical condition. | |
| Only one of those killed has so far been named: a Canadian woman, Christine Archibald, from Castlegar, British Columbia. | |
| The French foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, confirmed that a French man was among those killed, but he has not been named. Seven other French citizens were reported to have been injured, four of them critically. | |
| Two Australians – Candice Hedge, from Brisbane, and Andrew Morrison, from Darwin – were wounded, and the Canberra government says there are two more “about whom we have very real concerns”. | |
| An off-duty Metropolitan police officer and a British Transport police officer who confronted the terrorists with a baton were injured. | |
| A British man was shot in the head by a stray police bullet but was not severely injured and is expected to make a full recovery. | |
| New Zealander Oliver Dowling was stabbed in the face, neck and stomach. His partner Marie Bondeville was also injured. | |
| Geoff Ho, a Sunday Express journalist, was in intensive care after being stabbed in the throat. | |
| Read more. | |
| 6.03am BST | |
| 06:03 | |
| There is more on the raids this morning. The Press Association reports: | |
| Residents reported hearing “loud flash bangs and gunshots” in the early hours of Monday morning. | |
| Twitter user BatemanLDN said: “It woke me up along with the whole street. Extremely loud bangs followed by gunshot bangs. | |
| “All ok – very shaken residents nearby though. All quietened down now.” | |
| Simon Tucker wrote: “Heard this in the Dagenham area at around 4:15 am. Started with loud explosion sound. Followed by about 20 shots, some sounded distant.” | |
| Updated | |
| at 6.11am BST | |
| 5.58am BST | |
| 05:58 | |
| National Rail says London Bridge rail station is open as normal, for passengers entering and exiting the station. | |
| It says, following advice from the Metropolitan police: | |
| Police cordons around the station were lifted earlier than expected, meaning the national rail station will be open as usual. | |
| London Bridge itself – across the Thames – and nearby roads have reopened as well. | |
| London Bridge underground station is also open, but with restricted entry and exit via Tooley Street. Travellers are advised that the station is likely to be congested. | |
| 5.54am BST | |
| 05:54 | |
| Sky News reports that this is one of the properties being searched this morning: | |
| BREAKING - Two more raids in east London this morning in connection with London Bridge attack. This property in Dagenham being searched pic.twitter.com/I4Y0JKyDCd | |
| 5.50am BST | |
| 05:50 | |
| We have some further information on this morning’s raids from the Metropolitan police. | |
| It said officers entered properties in Newham and Barking at 4.15am on Monday and “a number” of people have been detained. | |
| Searches were continuing at both addresses, police added. | |
| 5.42am BST | |
| 05:42 | |
| Further arrests made | |
| Police are searching two addresses in east London in connection with the London Bridge terror attack, and a number of people have been detained, Scotland Yard has said. | |
| There are no further details at this stage. | |
| 5.38am BST | 5.38am BST |
| 05:38 | 05:38 |
| What we know so far: the investigation | What we know so far: the investigation |
| Fresh police raids have been reported in Newham early on Monday morning. | Fresh police raids have been reported in Newham early on Monday morning. |
| Four addresses were raided in east London on Sunday, including the home of one of the suspected attackers. | Four addresses were raided in east London on Sunday, including the home of one of the suspected attackers. |
| Twelve people were arrested at the two of those addresses. There were no arrests at the other two properties. | Twelve people were arrested at the two of those addresses. There were no arrests at the other two properties. |
| Of the 12, seven are women, aged between 19 and 60. | Of the 12, seven are women, aged between 19 and 60. |
| Five men, aged between 28 and 55, were also detained, but one – a 55-year-old man – has already been released without charge. | Five men, aged between 28 and 55, were also detained, but one – a 55-year-old man – has already been released without charge. |
| Eleven remain in custody. All are detained on suspicion of offences under the Terrorism Act, which means they can be held for up to two weeks before a decision must be made whether to charge or release them. | Eleven remain in custody. All are detained on suspicion of offences under the Terrorism Act, which means they can be held for up to two weeks before a decision must be made whether to charge or release them. |
| Read more. | Read more. |
| 5.30am BST | 5.30am BST |
| 05:30 | 05:30 |
| What we know so far: the attackers | What we know so far: the attackers |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| Isis has claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attack, although this has not been verified. In a statement published late on Sunday by the Amaq news agency, which usually carries its claims, it said: | Isis has claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attack, although this has not been verified. In a statement published late on Sunday by the Amaq news agency, which usually carries its claims, it said: |
| A detachment of Islamic State fighters executed yesterday’s London attack. | A detachment of Islamic State fighters executed yesterday’s London attack. |
| Metropolitan police assistant commissioner Mark Rowley said detectives were urgently investigating whether the three terror suspects were “assisted or supported” by a wider network. | Metropolitan police assistant commissioner Mark Rowley said detectives were urgently investigating whether the three terror suspects were “assisted or supported” by a wider network. |
| The names of the three men have not been released. Police say they believe all the attackers were killed after armed officers “fired an unprecedented number of rounds” to shoot them dead during their attack on Borough Market. | The names of the three men have not been released. Police say they believe all the attackers were killed after armed officers “fired an unprecedented number of rounds” to shoot them dead during their attack on Borough Market. |
| One of the suspected attackers was described by neighbours as a married father of two who attended local mosques. | One of the suspected attackers was described by neighbours as a married father of two who attended local mosques. |
| One neighbour told the Guardian she had reported the man to police two years ago after fears he was attempting to radicalise children. | One neighbour told the Guardian she had reported the man to police two years ago after fears he was attempting to radicalise children. |
| Read more. | Read more. |