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London attack: Crowds gather for vigil to honour victims

News imagePA 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.
News imageGetty Images 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.
News imageReuters 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.
News imagePA A woman holds up two heart-shaped balloons at a vigil in LondonPA
The crowd included paramedics, police officers, fire crews and community leaders
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And many of them brought flowers to lay in tribute at the vigil.
News imageReuters 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.
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While others lit candles.
News imageIsabel Infantes 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.
News imageAFP 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.
News imageREX/Shutterstock 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.
News imageAFP 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.
News imageReuters 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.
News imageReuters 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.
News imageAFP 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.
News imageReuters 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.
News imageAFP 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,
News imageReuters 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.