Mr. Trump offered his condolences and said the USA would support Britian.

“It is clear to me that the courage of those people during and following the attack was extraordinary”.

In a picture he took, a man wearing combat pants, with a shaved head and what looked like a belt with canisters attached to it could be seen on the ground with two more bodies behind him.

Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, has praised the swift response of the emergency services to the terror attack at London Bridge, saying “fewer people have died” due to their actions. “U.S. citizens in the area should heed direction from local authorities and maintain security awareness. We will review as the day goes on and as more details of the attack emerge”, a spokesman for the ruling centre-right party told AFP. Sam Dastyari was eating at a restaurant near London Bridge during the attack. “Just awful. Whole city in lockdown”, he tweeted Saturday.

The London Bridge area remains cordoned off and London Bridge station remains closed. But they said later that turned out to be an unrelated stabbing.

Mrs May’s office said she would chair a meeting of the government’s COBRA emergency committee this evening. The ruling Conservative party announced that it was suspending its campaign following the attack just days before the polls on June 8 involving a van and three terror suspects, who were shot dead by Metropolitan Police armed officers. They did not say if officers fired the shots. Police further said armed officers were responding to a third incident in the Vauxhall area.

Police said the three men were shot by a police armed response team within eight minutes of receiving the first call at 10:08 pm (2108 GMT). White House press secretary Sean Spicer said President Trump has also been briefed on the situation.

Emergency responders on the scene on London Bridge.

Mrs May warned that Britain is in the grip of a spate of copycat terror attacks.

The London Ambulance Service said: “We took 48 patients to five hospitals across London and treated a number of others at the scene for minor injuries”. “Some of them were coming by auto, some of them were running. The traffic was stopped”. British police said they were dealing with “incidents” on London Bridge and nearby Borough Market in the heart of the British capital Saturday, as witnesses reported a vehicle veering off the road and hitting several pedestrians. “A couple seconds later, about three police vans flew past. One of the officers jumped out and started attending to the guy on the floor”.

Will Haven, managing editor of The Spectator in London, told Sky he “certainly saw people who looked like they’d been run over”.

BBC reporter Holly Jones was at the bridge when the incident happened, and was told by an injured French woman that she did not know where the two people who had been with her were.

A State Department spokesperson said US officials are closely monitoring the incidents in London.

Prime Minister Bill English: “New Zealand’s thoughts are with the victims of today’s attack, along with their families and friends”.

Chancellor Angela Merkel: “Today we are united across borders in horror and mourning, but also in determination”, she said in a statement.

This is a developing story and will be updated.</s>Britain's political parties have suspended national general election campaigning in the wake of the London Bridge attack, which killed six people.

Labour, Conservatives, Lib Dem, Green and SNP spokespeople announced on Sunday morning that they would temporarily stand down.

Major political programming including the BBC's Andrew Marr Show and the Sunday Politics have also been taken off the air in light of the attack, to be replaced by rolling television news.

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Local campaigning and door-knocking around the country is understood to be continuing in a limited capacity despite the national media shutdown, however.

A spokesman for the Conservative Party said: "The Conservative Party will not be campaigning nationally today. We will review as the day goes on and as more details of the attack emerge.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: “We are all shocked and horrified by the brutal attacks in London. My thoughts are with the families and friends of those who have died and the many who have been injured. Today, we will all grieve for their loss.

“I would like to thank the police and emergency services for their bravery and professionalism in acting to save lives and deal with these appalling acts of terrorism, as well as NHS staff and members of the public who sought to protect others.

“The Labour party will be suspending national campaigning until this evening, after consultations with other parties, as a mark of respect for those who have died and suffered injury.

“Those who wish to harm our people, divide our communities and attack our democracy will not succeed. We will stand together to defend our common values of solidarity, humanity and justice, and will not allow terrorists to derail our democratic process.”

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said he does not believe the general election should be postponed due to the attack, however. The election is scheduled for 8 June, this Thursday.

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In the aftermath of the Manchester Arena attack, the major political parties suspended national campaigning for three days.

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At least six people died and more than 48 were injured when three suspects ploughed a vehicle into pedestrians on London Bridge before attacking others in nearby tourist hotspot Borough Market.

The Prime Minister will chair a meeting of the Government's Cobra emergency committee on Sunday in response to the tragedy.

Ms May said: “Following updates from police and security officials, I can confirm that the terrible incident in London is being treated as a potential act of terrorism.

“This is a fast moving investigation. I want to express my huge gratitude to the police and emergency services who are on the scene. Our thoughts are with those who are caught up in these dreadful events.”</s>The major political parties have suspended national election campaigning after the London Bridge terror attack, as Prime Minister Theresa May chaired a meeting of the UK Government's emergency Cobra committee.

After consultation between the parties, national activities were put on hold until Sunday evening at least, with the position set to be reviewed later in the day.

But Ukip broke with the other parties by refusing to suspend its General Election campaign, with leader Paul Nuttall warning that stalling the democratic process could lead to more attacks.

Meanwhile Cabinet minister David Davis played down suggestions that the June 8 poll could be delayed in response to the second terror attack of the campaign period, saying he did not believe it would be legally possible.

The Union flag was flying at half mast over Downing Street as ministers and security chiefs gathered for the Cobra meeting, at which they were expected to hear an expert assessment of whether the UK's terror threat level should be returned to "critical" - meaning further attacks could be imminent.

Also present at the meeting were Home Secretary Amber Rudd, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, Communities Secretary Sajid Javid and London Mayor Sadiq Khan, along with representatives of police and security and intelligence agencies.</s>UK political parties suspended their election campaigns after Saturday's attack on London Bridge and in the nearby Borough Market, which left seven people dead and 48 injured. The attack came less than a week before the UK general election, which is scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 8.</s>National campaigning in the General Election has been suspended by most political parties in the wake of the terror attack at London Bridge.

Prime Minister Theresa May was chairing a meeting of the Government's emergency Cobra committee in Whitehall on Sunday morning, and was expected to make a statement later in the day.

The Cobra meeting will hear experts' assessment of whether the UK's terror threat level should be returned to "critical" - meaning further attacks could be imminent.

A senior Conservative spokesman said national events were being suspended and a decision on further campaigning would be taken later in the day.

And Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said his party would also be suspending national campaigning until the evening, after consultation with other parties.

It is the second time that campaigning has been suspended. It was suspended for three days after the Manchester attack on May 22.

The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre moved the terror threat up to critical following the Manchester bomb, triggering heightened security measures including the deployment of military personnel to support police under Operation Temperer.

The threat level was last weekend lowered to the second highest category of severe, meaning an attack was judged "highly likely".

The Union flag was flying at half mast over Downing Street ahead of the Cobra meeting.

A senior Tory spokesman said: "The Conservative party will not be campaigning nationally today. We will review as the day goes on and as more details of the attack emerge."

And Mr Corbyn said: "The Labour Party will be suspending national campaigning until this evening, after consultations with other parties, as a mark of respect for those who have died and suffered injury."

Liberal Democrats confirmed that their national campaigning was also on hold.

The London Bridge attack, which killed seven and injured at least 48, was met by an outpouring of messages from candidates in the election, of sympathy for those affected and praise for the response of the emergency services.

Mrs May said: "Our thoughts are with those who are caught up in these dreadful events."

And Mr Corbyn said: "We are all shocked and horrified by the brutal attacks in London. My thoughts are with the families and friends of those who have died and the many who have been injured. Today, we will all grieve for their loss."

Thanking police, emergency services and NHS staff for their "bravery and professionalism", the Labour leader added: "Those who wish to harm our people, divide our communities and attack our democracy will not succeed.

"We will stand together to defend our common values of solidarity, humanity and justice, and will not allow terrorists to derail our democratic process."

A number of senior politicians urged Mrs May to resist calls to delay the election in response to the tragedy.

Conservative former foreign minister Alistair Burt said: "We don't have a Parliament or MPs at present. If there's no General Election, when would we get one?

"Must carry on. Parliament must be the national forum to decide response. We cannot live by incident and reaction via vox pop and social media."

Conservative Steve Baker said: "We are without a Parliament to scrutinise and legislate until there has been an election. The election must proceed on schedule."

And fellow Tory Peter Heaton-Jones said: "Our campaign is suspended out of respect. But Thursday's election must go ahead."

The Democratic Unionist Party's Ian Paisley Jr called for security to be stepped up at polling stations.

"People must feel safe especially at election time," said Mr Paisley. "Every effort must be made to protect polling stations across the kingdom.

"These terror attacks are attacks on our freedom and on our democracy designed to make us feel fear. Answer back with 'business as usual'. Madness to concede any ground to terror. Stand strong, democracy prevails."

The attack came five days before the election, with opinion polls suggesting great uncertainty about the outcome of the contest.

One new opinion poll by Survation for the Mail on Sunday put Conservatives a single point ahead of Labour, on 40% to 39% for Jeremy Corbyn's party.

However, the findings contrast sharply with a ComRes poll for the Independent and Sunday Mirror which still shows the Conservatives with a 12-point advantage.

Opinium for The Observer also has the Tories ahead but with the gap narrowing to six points.

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said: "Tonight's horrific incidents in London remind us how much we owe our emergency services. My thoughts and prayers with everyone affected."

Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon said: "Dreadful news from London. My thoughts are with all those affected."

Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood said: "This is another devastating attack. Plaid Cymru extends its condolences to the people affected and the emergency services that work so hard in these difficult circumstances. People deserve to live their lives without fear, and we must come together to reject hate."

The BBC cancelled its pre-election edition of the influential Andrew Marr Show, which had been due to feature election interviews with Mr Farron, Brexit Secretary David Davis and shadow chancellor John McDonnell, as well as Sunday Politics, which was going to feature interviews with Lib Dem former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, Conservative Treasury minister David Gauke and Labour's Chi Onwurah.

Greens confirmed that they too were suspending national campaigning until the evening, though activities will continue at a local level.

Co-leader Caroline Lucas said: "My heart goes out to all those affected and caught up in these horrific and despicable attacks, and my thoughts are with the victims and their families.

"Deep thanks to our emergency services who have responded again with enormous bravery, and to the many members of the public displaying courage and compassion in the midst of terrible scenes."

However, Ukip have broken with the other main political parties in refusing to suspend General Election campaigning in the wake of the London Bridge terror attack.

Leader Paul Nuttall said that a second disruption to the campaign - following a three-day pause after the Manchester suicide bomb - was "precisely what the extremists would want us to do" and could lead to more attacks.

In a statement, Mr Nuttall said: "With more people murdered on the streets of our capital city last night by Islamist terrorists, it is more important than ever for us to confront this evil with the democratic principles that have made this country what it is.

"Our hearts go out to the family and friends of those who lost their lives last night. The courage and quick response of our emergency services have yet again saved countless lives and in the midst of such a tragedy, deserve our respect and admiration.

"It is time to start honouring our dead with more than just words. The only guarantee that will come from our choosing to stall the democratic process again will be more attacks; it is what these cowards want us to do.

"For those of us seeking to serve the people of this country, it is our duty to drive the dialogue on how best to confront and defeat this brand of terrorism.

"That is what Ukip will be doing today and beyond. Therefore, I refuse to suspend campaigning because this is precisely what the extremists would want us to do."</s>London: Two of Britain’s main parties, including the ruling Conservative party, day decided to suspend its campaign for the general election after the terrorist attack in London, which killed six persons and injured 48 others.

The ruling Conservative party announced that it was suspending its campaign following the attack just days before the polls on 8 June involving a van and three terror suspects, who were shot dead by Metropolitan Police armed officers.

“The Conservative party will not be campaigning nationally today. We will review as the day goes on and as more details of the attack emerge,” a Tory party spokesperson said.

The Opposition Labour party has also indicated that all planned campaign events for today would be called off. The Scottish National Party (SNP) has also called off its campaign for Sunday. However, the suspension will not include local campaigning, and local candidates will have the freedom to use their judgement.

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London mayor Sadiq Khan said he is “passionate believer in democracy” and would not want to see the election date being affected by the latest incident. “There can be no justification for the acts of these terrorists and I’m quite clear we’ll never let them win nor we will allow them to cower our city or Londoners,” he said.

A white van hit pedestrians on London Bridge on Saturday night before three men got out and stabbed people in nearby Borough Market, a very busy area of central London. Scotland Yard said the three men were wearing what looked like suicide bomb vests, which later turned out to be fake.

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All three suspects were shot dead by armed officers on the scene within eight minutes. “We are treating this as a terrorist incident and a full investigation is already under way,” said Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley.

The latest attack is the third terrorist strike in the UK this year, with campaigning also suspended for three days last month after suicide bomber Salman Abedi killed 22 victims at a concert in Manchester on 22 May. Earlier this year, on 22 March, terror suspect Khalid Masood mowed down four pedestrians to death before stabbing to death a police officer on duty at the UK Parliament. PTI</s>The UK's largest political parties have confirmed that they will suspend national election campaigning following last nights attacks on London Bridge which have killed seven people.

Theresa May, who is expected to make a statement in Downing Street shortly, called the attack "dreadful", while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn described it as "brutal and shocking".

Responding to the incident, the Conservatives, Labour and the Lib Dems have all suspended national election campaign activity for the day. Local efforts, such as leafleting, will be allowed to continue.

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Lib Dem leader Tim Farron added that Thursday's election "must go ahead as planned".

"The remainder of this campaign must be a collective showing of defiance and pride in our democratic values," Farron said.

It is the second time national campaigns have been halted by terror, with campaigns suspended as a mark of respect following the bomb attack on Manchester Arena.

Paul Nuttall's Ukip are among the few that will continue campaigning today. In a statement, Nuttall said that halting election efforts "is precisely what the extremists would want us to do."</s>Politicians have halted election campaigning for the second time after the attack on London Bridge last night.

It is the second time the 2017 election has been disrupted by terror atrocities, following a three-day pause after the Manchester suicide bomb of May 22.

The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre moved the terror threat up to critical following the Manchester Arena attack, triggering heightened security measures including the deployment of military personnel to support police under Operation Temperer.

The threat level was last weekend lowered to the second highest category of severe, meaning an attack was judged “highly likely”.

Political parties were quick to announce that they were putting their national campaigns on hold following the attack, but Theresa May was quick to deny any delay to the general election would be taking place.

The Prime Minister said it was right for election campaigns to be suspended as a mark of respect to victims but the General Election would go ahead as planned.

But she added: "Violence can never be allowed to disrupt the democratic process, so those campaigns will resume in full tomorrow and the General Election will go ahead as planned on Thursday.

"As a country, our response must be as it has always been when we have been confronted by violence. We must come together, we must pull together, and united we will take on and defeat our enemies."

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: “The Labour Party will be suspending national campaigning until this evening, after consultations with other parties, as a mark of respect for those who have died and suffered injury.”

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said: “The election must go ahead as planned. It is right that we suspend our national campaigning for a short while out of respect for those affected by these tragic events, but local campaigning can and must continue.

“The remainder of this campaign must be a collective showing of defiance and pride in our democratic values.”

However, Ukip leader Paul Nuttall said: “The only guarantee that will come from our choosing to stall the democratic process again will be more attacks – it is what these cowards want us to do.

“For those of us seeking to serve the people of this country, it is our duty to drive the dialogue on how best to confront and defeat this brand of terrorism.

“That is what Ukip will be doing today and beyond. Therefore, I refuse to suspend campaigning because this is precisely what the extremists would want us to do.”

The London Bridge attack, which killed seven and injured at least 48, was met by an outpouring of messages from election candidates of sympathy for those affected and praise for the response of the emergency services.

And Mr Corbyn said: “My thoughts are with the families and friends of those who have died and the many who have been injured.

“We will stand together to defend our common values of solidarity, humanity and justice, and will not allow terrorists to derail our democratic process.”

Brexit Secretary David Davis said he thought the break in campaigning would be “relatively brief” and that he believed election day was “locked in” to the scheduled date of Thursday, June 8.

Asked by BBC interviewer Andrew Marr if polling day could be delayed, the Brexit Secretary said: “I’m not sure it can be legally done. In order to do this, you’d have to have some change in the law and who’s going to do that?

“Parliament no longer exists. I’m not a Member of Parliament for the duration, as are none of the other people who were MPs.”

Mr Davis said it “may well be” that the attacks were intended to disrupt the election, adding: “In which case, all the more reason not to defer, not to deflect, to as far as possible within the bounds of propriety to not let this pull us off course.”</s>Brits will still go to the polls on Thursday despite parties suspending their national campaigns in the wake of a terror attack in London .

Both the Conservative and Labour parties have put their campaigns on hold until this evening, but Prime Minister Theresa May said the general election will still go ahead on June 8.

Talking outside 10 Downing Street following a Cobra meeting on Sunday, June 4, Mrs May said : "As a mark of respect, two political parties have suspended our campaigns for today.

"But violence can never be allowed to disrupt the democratic process.

"So those campaigns will resume in full tomorrow and the general election will go ahead as planned on Thursday."

Seven victims have died and another 48 people are injured after a van drove into pedestrians on London bridge at 10.08pm on Saturday, June 3.

The van was then driven to the Borough Market areas where the attackers left the vehicle and stabbed a number of people.

Within eight minutes of the first call to emergency services police had shot and killed all three attackers .

Metropolitan Police believes the incident has now been contained although cordons are still in place while officers investigate the events.

Talking about the actions the country must take to combat attacks of this type, the PM said: "It's time to say enough is enough.

"Everybody needs to go about their lives as they normally would.

"Our society should continue to function in accordance with our values.

"But when it comes to taking on extremism and terrorism, things need to change."

A helpline has been set up for family and friends who are concerned about loved ones who were in London at the time of the attacks.

Travel advice has also been issued to those travelling to the City today .</s>Politicians are coming under pressure to suspend the General Election after the latest terrorist outrage.

Within hours of the attack on London Bridge, there were calls on social media for Thursday's poll to be postponed.

The demands came as police said that six victims had been killed in the attack along with the perpetrators of the outrage.
All major parties suspend their campaigns following last night's terror attack in London. The general election, scheduled for June 8, is not expected to be postponed.