04/06/2017 BBC Weekend News

Tonight, the latest on the terror attack at London Bridge,

where seven people were killed last night and dozens injured.

It happened in an area packed with thousands of people at bars

and restaurants in nearby Borough Market.

A white van had been driven into pedestrians before three men

jumped out armed with knives stabbing people in their path.

When they first see him they said, "This is for Allah",

and they ran up and stabbed this girl, I don't know how many times,

10 times, maybe 15 times, and she was going, "Help me,

help me!", and I could not do nothing.

There was widespread panic as police ordered people to take

cover as the attackers were still at large.

Others fled the area as the sound of loud gunfire filled the air

Within eight minutes of the initial alert the three attackers,

all wearing fake suicide vests, had been shot dead by armed police.

Emergency services say that 48 were injured

as friends and families have spoken of those affected.

He just stepped outside the bar for a second and a man

ran up to him and said, this is for my family,

this is for Islam and stuck a knife straight in him.

In Downing Street, the Prime Minister condemned

'the evil ideology of Islamist extremism' and called

far too much tolerance of extremism in our country.

So we need to become far more robust in identifying it and stamping it

out across the public sector and across society.

Our priority must be public safety, and I will take whatever action

necessary to protect the security of our people and our country.

During the day in Barking in East London, several homes

were raided and 12 arrests were made.

And this is the scene tonight close to London Bridge.

We'll have the latest details, analysis and reaction in Britain

We're in the area just south of London Bridge

where, this time last night, seven people were killed

and dozens injured in a terrorist attack

carried out by three men, who were shot dead by police

within minutes of the attack taking place.

It was Britain's second major terrorist incident

It began just after 10 o'clock last night,

when a hired van was used to knock down pedestrians on London Bridge.

then left the vehicle and began stabbing people in pubs

Within eight minutes, the three men had been confronted

A member of the public was also injured in the exchanges.

During the day, 12 people were arrested

in Barking in East London following a series of raids.

And the Prime Minister, speaking in Downing Street,

called for a new approach to combat the 'single evil ideology

In this extended programme we'll have full details,

And we start with our home editor Mark Easton,

whose report does include some distressing images.

And a country cried - please not again.

As the first news reports began to break.

We are hearing tonight that British armed police have attended

an incident at London Bridge, we don't know anything

At just after ten last night, three men in a white van drove

at speed across London Bridge, determined to kill

A white van came speeding, 50 mph, it turned into the pavement,

hit about three people in front of me.

There was people just lying everywhere on the bridge,

just people trying to help each other out, people bleeding,

Having deliberately mown down pedestrians, the three

men got out of the van, knives in their hands,

He went and up and started stabbing this girl,

They attacked her, and they stabbed another guy,

they went up the road, I started going, "Everybody

go, terrorists", they were stabbing everyone.

He just stabbed this person - if they got up, stabbed them again,

I was staring at them from the balcony, just thinking,

Armed police were on the scene within minutes, as the three men

moved towards the bars and restaurants of Borough Market,

They were running in all the pubs and bars,

stabbing people, I was going, "Run, run!"

I was throwing things at them, pint glasses...

People were throwing chairs, it seemed like chairs and glasses

These four friends were settling down for a meal

in a Mexican restaurant when the three knifemen arrived.

Three men came in, one pulled out a knife and stabbed one of the girls

sitting closest to the door, I think she was only 17.

I got a glimpse of a guy with a knife, and before I knew it

the doors were shut, we were at the back

People were very scared, they began to run, knocking tables

over to try to get out the way, and then very quickly, as we said,

the men in the restaurant put the shutters down.

In the early hours of this morning, Claudia and Liam, given refuge

in a stranger's flat, told me what they saw

from their apartment just above a pub the attackers

We looked out the window, people were running everywhere,

we heard that there had been a stabbing...

It was when I saw lots of people running down into the Underground

that I thought it was more serious, because it was mass panic, not just

One young guy seemed to come out of the pub,

and he was knocking on the window of the ambulance, saying,

"You have to help my friend, he's been stabbed, he is in the pub..."

Whether that was inside or outside, I don't know, but he said "My

There was another guy, probably in his 40s,

on the other side of the ambulance, knocking on the other window,

saying "I've been stabbed", and he was covered in blood,

he said, "I've been stabbed five times, help me."

He must have been in shock, because he seemed very calm.

He had his shirt open, all this side was pure blood,

He was knocking on the window saying, "You have to help me."

At this time, police cars were still heading to London Bridge,

apparently unaware of where the attackers were.

This one guy walked out in the road, managed to grab the attention of one

of the police cars and basically forced them down that road, saying,

"You have to go down there, he's down there," and so this one

police 4x4 screeched down Stoney Street, and then easily

within five seconds there were six gunshots, or what sounded

The fake suicide belts were still around their waist.

Then, witnesses suggest, another volley of bullets

as the third attacker was shot and killed, all within eight minutes

50 rounds fired altogether and one member of the public suffering a

gunshot wound. It seemed like a big

attack was happening, so we wanted to keep

the door locked. It was terrifying -

I was having a mental battle between either the idea

of an explosion coming through the floor or us

being on the street, So I shouted down and said,

"What should we do?" One of the police officers said,

"You have to get out It was an attack not

just on individuals but on our way of life -

the killers targeted people having fun, enjoying the freedoms

of a diverse and liberal city. With daybreak, tales of bravery

and heroism emerged from the horrors I heard truly remarkable stories

of extraordinarily brave actions by officers on and off duty,

who were first on the scene. I also heard of colleagues

from other emergency services, and members of the public who ran

towards the danger as this Many, many people risked their own

safety to help others, and to treat those seriously injured

- and indeed to confront The Prime Minister addressed

the nation from Downing Street, also paying tribute to the work

of the emergency services. On behalf of the people of London

and the whole country, I want to thank and pay tribute

to the professionalism and bravery of the police

and the emergency services, and to the courage of members

of the public who defended themselves and others

from the attackers. And our thoughts and prayers

are with the victims, and with their friends,

families and loved ones. But Mrs May was not just

reflecting a nation's shock - she promised the outrage would be

met by a response. Everybody needs to go about their

lives as they normally would. Our society should

continue to function But when it comes to taking

on extremism and terrorism, London is still trying to come

to terms with the awful events, This was an appalling act of terror,

where innocent Londoners and visitors were enjoying a night

out in London Bridge and Borough Market,

and were deliberately targeted Barricaded in bars and restaurants

for two hours or more, police finally let people leave

for home in the early hours, hands on their heads just in case

an attacker was still among them. The armed police came in. I don't

know what I was expecting, but they told us to put our hands on how

ahead and to get out, where they were visible -- on our head.

I just want people to know this is not what London is like,

we are a strong, welcome, caring city, and this

is a terrible thing to happen, but it won't stop us

London Bridge is falling down, the song goes.

But London appears determined to stand up to those

One of those who witnessed the violent and distressing scenes

last night on London Bridge was Holly Jones, a BBC journalist.

She's been describing how she narrowly missed

being hit by the van as it struck other

Holly has been giving her account to our special

A walk across a bridge, but some didn't make

There were tourists taking photos, couples holding hands,

and Holly Jones crossing the bridge, late to meet friends for a drink.

Today, the sun, the park - people smiling.

Things she thought she would never see.

The van was zigzagging along the pavement, and it

looked like it was aiming, from my opinion,

He hit two people in front of me that were about five metres

I don't know how I did it or what I did, but I got out the way -

I don't know if I jumped or if I ran - and I remember moving and watching

the van drive into the couple that were behind me,

You know, I just remember thinking that was so close,

And the screams, it was like a shrill.

I have never heard kind of like a fear like it, but even so,

The lady who was behind me was the closest person,

so naturally I just ran to her, told her I spoke French,

asked her if she spoke English, she said she didn't,

I just kept telling her everything was OK, I was holding her hand,

and because I realised the person was not with her, she kept asking,

I just shouted at the pedestrian next to me, who wasn't injured,

I said, look over the river, can you see anyone in the water?

And at that point, that's when she started shouting

to alert the boats to say, there might be someone in there.

Your first thought was to help, it wasn't to run away

I did what anyone else would have done in my situation.

I almost feel quite fortunate that I was with that lady,

because there were several other casualties on the bridge who were...

It's indescribable, the state they were in.

You never think you're going to see something like that.

Must have been really, really tough to see.

It was, but as I say, I'm just so incredibly lucky.

I am happy that I was there to help, and just try and stay as calm

and professional and just get on with things.

Holly was one of the first to call 999, and the police have interviewed

When you saw the driver, you looked into the driver's eyes.

I saw the driver of the vehicle, and definitely intentional,

he didn't look scared, focused, and I'd almost like to say

the word "demented", that's what he looked like,

and at this point that was when he was heading

And how do you feel, being in London now, given

I plead with people not to be scared, not to be angry,

because this is exactly what the people want us to feel.

And we have to stand together - go home, tell your friends

and family you love them, and carry on doing exactly

You've obviously had just the luckiest escape.

How do you feel, thinking back to those events last night?

I am just so grateful and thankful for everything I have.

And I'm just so grateful, so thankful.

Holly Jones there talking to Lucy Manning.

Four police officers were among those injured

One was off duty, and was stabbed as he struggled with

Another was a British Transport Police officer who,

despite being unarmed, confronted one of the suspects.

It's been confirmed that people from France, Spain,

Australia and New Zealand are also among those injured.

Tonight the first victim has been named as Christine Archibald from

Canada. Our correspondent Sarah Campbell

reports on the people caught up Daniel O'Neill, who's 23,

is recovering in hospital, one of the many pub and restaurant-goers

attacked at random. The shock and anger

is palpable from his mother. He'd just stepped outside

the bar for a second, and a man ran up to him and said,

"This is for my family, this is for Islam," and stuck

a knife straight in him. He's got a seven-inch scar going

from his belly round to his back. I'm still in shock, I still can't

quite believe it's happened. And these people say they're doing

it in the name of God, The first commandment

is "Thou shalt not kill." If it wasn't religion,

they'd find some other excuse. Brett Freeman, a father of three was

stabbed three times and is in hospital. Geoff Ho was stabbed in

the neck. He was filmed injured and being led away after having stepped

in to help a wounded bouncer. He would not run away from anything. He

would go into the situation. That is the frightening thing, he focuses on

other people. He loves other people and they can help, he will help.

Initially the injured were taken to five different hospitals across

London including here at Saint Thomas is. This is a cosmopolitan

city and this is reflected in the nationalities who found themselves

caught up in the attack. It is now known that a French citizen was

killed and a Canadian woman, named as Chrissie Archibald. Her family

said she would have had no understanding of the callous cruelty

that caused her death. New Zealander Oliver Dowling, according to a

Facebook post by his sister has been operated on after having been

stabbed multiple times. Candice Hedge from Australia who reportedly

worked in a local restaurant was having a meal with her boyfriend

when she was attacked. Also injured, none Humayan police officers, one

from the British Transport Police and three from the Metropolitan

Police force. One of The Met officers he was off duty at the time

tackles one of the armed men and remains in serious condition. The

emergency services have been praised for their quick response, both

during the attack and in the aftermath when so many lay injured.

I think people obviously felt tremendous empathy and sympathy with

the victims which we always do. It was an incident that could have

happened to anyone of us that not be foreseen. Clearly the patients were

extremely shocked in the non-medical sense. This 19-year-old American

student found himself desperately trying to help stem the flow of

blood from a man who was hit in the head by a stray bullet. I knew that

somehow we needed to stop this. At that point, we knew that we needed

to somehow apply pressure onto it to stop it, at least a little bit and

that is why we took off my belt and used it to stop the flow of blood.

Or are you surprised to hear that he has survived? I was very surprised.

I could not sleep last night or wondering about this guy and to find

out that he made it is a huge relief. The list of the names and

faces of those who were injured or killed in the attack will grow

longer. Each one, and innocent victim. Sarah Campbell, BBC News.

The latest information is that 48 people were injured in last night's

attack on London Bridge and in Borough Market.

21 of them sustained serious injuries.

They're being treated at several hospitals in the London area.

Our health editor Hugh Pym is at King's College

Can you give us the latest on the figures for the injured that you

have? Yes, of those 48 taken to hospitals last night, five hospitals

in London, 36 are still there including some here at team's

College Hospital. 21 of those are in critical care and some of those are

very seriously ill and the hospital with the largest number of people in

that situation is this one. In fact, the Prime Minister Theresa May paid

a short visit earlier. This hospital along with others is part of the

major trauma network across the capital. They know their precise

roles in these situations and they have well

rehearsed plans for just the sort of scenario that unfolded last night.

The London Ambulance Service knows precisely which hospital but Michael

hospitals to take casualties to including those with gunshot or

knife wounds and that happened last night. The Ambulance Service was

quickly on the scene, six minute the first paramedics took to actually

get there. But all went entirely according to plan and at the

hospitals they had major incident plans to bring in extra staff

overnight, the did not know how many casualties they would have to deal

with but they brought in extra doctors and nurses and that went

according to plan as well. The head of NHS England said today that he

paid tribute to the professionalism of staff and their bravery as they

moved towards danger as they went about their business of tending to

patients and saving lives. Thank you. Our health editor with the

latest for us. As we mentioned earlier,

police raided several properties in Barking in East London

and arrested 12 people in connection One of the homes raided

is believed to be where one Our special correspondent

Ed Thomas has the latest on the extensive

police investigation. Tonight, the focus of

the police investigation - This video clip was taken by those

living in. Armed police surround them,

lying on the floor with their hands So far, 12 people have been

arrested. The BBC also understands one

of the London attackers We are not naming him at the request

of the police, who say it could But we've spoken to this

man, who knew him. He says over the past two

years the attacker became We spoke about a particular

attack that happened. Like most radicals, he had

a justification for everything. And that day I realised that I need

to contact the authorities. This man would only speak

to the BBC's Asian Network if we protected his identity

and changed his voice. He used to listen to

a lot of Musa Jibril. I've heard this stuff,

and it's very radical. I'm surprised some of this

stuff is still on YouTube I spoke to the gentleman, I told him

about our conversation and why We put these allocations to the

police. The friend also claims the alleged

attacker was not arrested after he was reported,

and was allowed I know a lot of people did,

but the authorities This couple say they also reported

the same man to police almost two years ago after he tried to befriend

their children. What did you think he was doing? The message was clear.

He said you were basically going to hell. He said that the kids needed

to be saved. Saved from what? From this world. We still do not know if

any chances to save these -- to stop these men were missed. The focus on

finding answers. This is now the heart of the investigation which

start with anti-terrorist just hours after the attack and now forensic

teams are focused on this ground floor flat at the side of block. And

this was East Ham this evening. A man scrambles across a rooftop as

armed officers train their guns at the windows. This investigation is

still far from over. Ed Thomas, BBC News, Barking in London.

Our home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford is at

What has been established so far? I think police made good progress

today. They quickly identified the three main suspects, the men they

had already shot dead and that allowed them to quickly get to

Barking to raid those addresses in north-east London and to arrest 12

people. Seven women and five men although one of those men has since

been released. Whether or not any of that group will end up being

charged, I am not sure, because they were essentially known associates

and family members that the police got to quickly and ever wanting to

question them quickly. They may not ultimately lead to charges. We also

learned a lot about the new reality of policing counter-terrorism last

night. Eight armed officers firing 50 rounds to try and prevent any

further loss of life. It was an unprecedented use of aggressive

force by police in this country, but that use of aggressive force has its

risks. A member of the public was shot and injured, although

thankfully not seriously. Daniel, we mentioned the fact that it is at

very extensive enquiry at this stage. Talk to us about the next few

days and the kind of scope of the investigation as we look ahead. I

think we can expect more raids and more arrests in the next few hours.

I think that is inevitable as police learn more about these men and try

and expand their knowledge about them. As we have discussed three

times now this year, one of the key questions will be whether this was a

group who plotted alone or whether they had a wider group of people

assisting them in the UK or whether they were being guided from overseas

and I think at this stage police are not sure about the answers to those

questions and I think there is an important aspect to the policing in

the days and weeks ahead and that will be reassurance because after

three attacks in three months, there is a concern amongst police and

security services and government that frankly members of the public

will start to panic and worry whether or not the police and the

security services are in control of this issue and they will be wanting

to reassure the public that they are doing everything they can to prevent

further loss of life and to reduce further loss of life. Daniel, thank

you very much. Daniel Sanford at new Scotland yard.

As we've heard, this is the second terrorist attack in Britain

in under a fortnight and the third in the

Earlier today, the Prime Minister spoke in Downing Street

after the chairing the cabinet's emergency committee

and called for a new approach to tackle what she called

the 'single evil ideology of Islamist extremism'.

Our security correspondent Frank Gardner

looks at the options within the intelligence community

A lone attacker uses a 4x4 and knives to

A suicide bomber kills 22 people, including children.

Terrorists killed seven and injured dozens using truck and

Armed police have spent years training for exactly these

They now have more powerful weapons, better

intelligence and a faster reaction time than ever before.

What they are up against is a growing problem.

The country needs to wake up to the fact

this is an increasing threat, both globally

and within our midst, in

This increasing threat needs to be confronted head-on.

It is not just about resources for intelligence

agencies and the police, we need to confront the ideology

Also driving it is the imminent loss of the IS

self-proclaimed caliphate in Syria and Iraq.

After two years, jihadists looks to be driven out of Mosul and

They are calling for revenge attacks in Europe.

It says the West is condemned by jihadists what ever

We are blamed by jihadists, like Iraq.

We do not intervene, like in Syria, we are blamed by jihadists

The only thing that is consistent is the identity crisis

That is something we can do about it.

We need to foster the kind of society in which people feel

The advice given by the Metropolitan Police to the public is

In the event of a terrorist attack, they are telling people to

run, tell and hide, at least until the threat is dealt with.

The scale of the terrorist threat is daunting.

500 active plots under investigation and 3000

subject of interests being

Three terrorist attacks getting through in just three months

throws an uncomfortable spotlight on MI5, the security service behind

It is their job to try to provide the intelligence to stop

They have helped to do that successfully 18

Now the scale of the problem facing this

country is causing some to question whether they can do with what they

GCHQ is engaged in a constant battle to break into

A former independent reviewer of terrorism

legislation believes tech companies should do more.

There is a need for change in approach.

A few years ago one tech company said we are merely

There needs to be a law saying they are

They have economy is bigger than many nations. -- economy is bigger

than many nations. Of They have a responsibility

to all of us to ensure that unlawful, terrorist

content does not appear on the Tonight, Britain remains

at threat level severe, the second-highest below critical,

meaning a further attack is thought That threat is unlikely

to subside soon. their some new developments we can

discuss tonight. -- there are some. With me now is our Security

Correspondent, Gordon Corera. Gordon, what are the security

services looking at tonight? There has been a statement from

so-called Islamic state that the security unit of its fighters

carried out the London attacks. The group frequently claims attacks for

which they were in no way involved, so we shouldn't automatically take

that as IS involvement, but in this case the security services will be

investigating this seriously. They are looking at a number of elements

in the attack. Three attacks in the last few months, Callard Massoud

acted alone, Salman Abedi acted alone but maybe had support from

Libya. This was a group of three people and the security services

will want to know what connected them. Were they a group of friends,

or some other group, where they know to the security services before,

which is likely. But also what triggered the attack. Just yesterday

there was a propaganda poster from so-called Islamic State which

featured a picture of a white truck, a knife and a gun and it called on

people to kill civilians using these. Was that the inspiration? The

group might have been planning this for longer but it could have been

seen by the group as an instruction to go ahead and carry out an attack.

The security services will look back closely and try to understand if

there was contact with IS abroad in any way. I think that Internet

propaganda explains why you have such a tough line from the Prime

Minister about the Internet today. Finally the threat level has not

gone up to critical, where there were concerns in Manchester about

materials to make bombs, and it's not gone up in this case. If it went

up, that would be a worrying sign about people connected to the group

that could be dangerous. It remains where it is, they will hope that the

threat from this group has passed and stopped. But it still means that

another terrorist attack by some other group is still highly likely.

Gordon, thank you very much for the update.

Last night's attack happened just four days before

the General Election, which will go ahead

National campaigning was suspended for the day

The Prime Minister insisted that established methods of tackling

extremism had to change and that there'd been

'far too much tolerance of extremism in our country'.

Our political correspondent Alex Forsyth reports

on the political reaction to last night's attacks.

For the second time in two weeks, the flag's at half mast -

For the same reason, another pause from most parties

The politicians did come out to universally condemn this attack

and praise the emergency services, and from the Prime Minister,

this time, there was much tougher talk on tackling terrorism, too.

We cannot and must not pretend that things can continue as they are.

Theresa May called for countries around the world to act

to stop internet firms allowing extremism online.

There'll be a review of the UK's counterterrorism strategy and,

she warned, across society, there was too much

While the recent attacks are not connected by common networks,

they are connected in one important sense - they are bound

together by the single, evil ideology of Islamist extremism

that preaches hatred, sows division and promotes sectarianism.

From here, it seems, an attempt to offer more

than platitudes about the country's protection but, at this stage,

still little detail about what that means,

not least for some Muslim communities, who too

Muslim communities across the UK are outraged at what's happened.

We've had three terror attacks in the last three months,

and that's something that's intolerable for anyone

We want to work together with our government,

with our civil society, to tackle terrorism

Labour criticised police funding, and the party leader was keen to

quash perception that he would be soft on terror.

I will take whatever action necessary, to protect the police and

support them to take whatever action they needed to take.

All parties are determined democracy won't be derailed.

The election will take place on Thursday, the preparations

continue, the campaigns will resume in full tomorrow, and now,

again, the nation's safety at the heart of the debate.

Ukip says there's been an unwillingness to confront

I wouldn't take anything off the table in dealing

There's a small number of people in this country who quite

clearly hate who we are, hate the way we live

They are a cancer and they need to be cut out.

In Scotland, a warning - robust action must not lead

The terrorists win if we allow ourselves to become divided

and they do so if we allow our freedoms and our civil

That is what acts of terrorism are designed to do -

to divide and to undermine the values that define who we are.

This, once again, has become a balancing act between the need

for security and action and the protection

What we must do is work together to make sure that we tackle

terrorism in a very practical and effective way,

What we must not do is to trade away our freedoms,

our great British freedoms, in response to the cowardly acts

But today, in the fight against terrorism, any sense

of victory feels far away, any answers hard to come by.

One thing many here are holding onto - an attack designed

to undermine democracy has only strengthened the will of those

Live to Downing Street and our political editor

Tell us a little more about how you read the political response today.

Certainly Theresa May's message was a very blunt and uncompromising one,

but at an extremely politically sensitive time. When she said enough

is enough, what did she actually mean? I understand they are

considering lengthening prison sentences for people convicted of

more minor charges connected with extremism, and potentially looking

at creating new criminal offences. As we've heard many times before,

Theresa May also very much wants to crack down on the approach taken by

some technology companies. Are they doing enough to identify the kind of

messages of hate being spread across their platforms? She has suggested

that some of these things before. The difference now is a message from

number ten about the frequency of the threat. When one Whitehall

person said to me that this was an unprecedented scale. Since March we

have seen three attacks get through and another five foiled. If you go

back in the preceding four years, the equivalent number is only around

a dozen. Of course, one of the political problems for Theresa May

is that she was Home Secretary for six years before moving here and we

have seen tonight at Jeremy Corbyn, he is on the political attack,

criticising her for cutting police numbers and saying you cannot

protect the public by doing it on the cheap. As I said, four days

until polling day this Thursday, so while we in a position to night to

say anything about the possible impact of this terrorist impact on

the remaining campaign -- so are we? Logistically it has slammed the

brakes on what should have been a frantic day of campaigning, the last

Sunday before any general election. It created a brief window, but by

this evening Jeremy Corbyn was back on the stump and tomorrow morning

Theresa May will make a big speech touching on this issue. It's

important to remember that voters around the country, the viewers make

up their minds on all sorts of issues, but clearly what has

happened in the last fortnight has put security on the agenda in this

election in a way that nobody could have expected it to be at this time

at the start. For some people, that could be a defining factor. Laura,

thank you very much. She had the latest on the political response

from Downing Street. The response of Londoners caught

in last night's attack as well as the emergency services,

has been praised as 'extraordinary' The commissioner said those who ran

towards to the danger as events unfolded to help those in need had

showed notable courage. But has facing the threat

of attacks made people Our special correspondent

Fergal Keane has been asking It is not in the nature of London to

succumb to cowed silence in the face of violence. There is the energy of

the present, and too much history. Too much stored in the city's long

memory for panic. Defiant. I'm going to work today, carrying on as

normal, and I think that is what London should do, carry on as

normal. I think people are very resilient. Everybody showed today --

he shocks today, but we knew it was a possibility, because we don't live

behind two fences. We know it could happen at any time. The mantra of

defiance is everywhere in the wake of terror attacks. And it is

genuine. But there are other narratives. In this part of the

London East End, more than 40% of the population is Muslim. And in

this barber shop there was condemnation of the violence, but

also fear. It's very bad. It should not be happening. The majority of us

want to live together and we are going to stand up together against

terrorists. Anything that happens, the first people to be called out is

Muslims, or a Muslim person, and it's really sad because we are not

terrorists. Muslims are not terrorists. As Muslims, we don't

feel safe any more. Across Britain, Muslim communities are debating

their responses to the terror of the men claiming to act in their name.

This man recently graduated with a first in law and he hopes to work in

the city. She believes the attacks must lead to greater integration. In

times like this we need to make more of an effort to integrate, and we

need to come together because the point of attacks like this is that

they want to divide everyone. They wanted to be a separate community.

The very same questions were posed in the wake of the July seven

bombings, but the dissemination of extreme Islamist ideology continued,

fuelled by the Internet and radical preachers, declaring a ritual it --

religious obligation to slaughter as revenge for action in the middle

east. And because the lives of unbelievers were considered

worthless. This is a Muslim survivor of the 7/7 bombings that has been

honoured for her work in response. It has been brushed under the

carpet, but we have to move on more and now we need a whole community

approach, and I have to say, in some mosques, they need to be talking

about this issue more. They need to protect young people and deterred

them from radicalisation. In this same area, the extremism of British

fascism was its -- defeated in the 1930s. An ideology of hate and

supremacy defeated by a community acting together. This man is a --

this woman is a survivor of the Blitz. From your experience of

fighting fascism, what is the most important thing to defeat extremism?

You have to fight them back, try and shot them out. Do you think it is a

battle that can be won? I think so. We are strong enough here. We have

another police. And we have clever people, we are no falls. After 7/7,

after Manchester, the mood is one of defiance and resilience, but each

attack tests that further and a great deal depends on the ability of

the security forces to contain the violence. And on the capacity of

political and community leaders to tackle the roots of extremism. And

so, vigilance and the certain knowledge that the struggle ahead

will be long and fought on many fronts.

World leaders have expressed their support and sympathy

for the people of the UK and their outrage

Germany, France and Russia sent messages of condolence

so too did President Trump but he combined his with criticism

Our diplomatic correspondent James Landale reports now

This evening in Berlin, a demonstration of solidarity with

London. On a gate that these days at least is a symbol of European unity

and peace. Over in Brussels, the flag stood once again at half-mast

as leaders around the world expressed there are now familiar

litany of shock and sympathy. We send our heartfelt sympathy and love

to the victims and their families. This attack is yet another cruel

example of the new reality. Other leaders use social media to express

their horror and solidarity. Vladimir Putin spoke of the cruelty

and cynicism of the attack and Angela Merkel said that in the fight

against terrorism, Germany is resolutely on the side of Britain.

In Rome, the probe led payers for peace the Greco by other Christian

leaders -- Mike Pope lead prayers. May the spirit give peace to the

entire world, heal the plates of war and of terrorism that even tonight

in London hit innocent civilians. It is right there when there is great

evil that we feel anger but that anger must be turned on its head

into a commitment to justice. And not against any group of people,

especially members of the Islamic community. In New York, the

authorities increase security across the city, particularly in areas full

of pedestrians and tourists like in Times Square. Donald Trump called

Theresa May to offer his condolences but on Twitter he used the incident

to renew his demand for a travel ban on visitors from six mostly Muslim

countries and he also appeared to criticise the Mayor of London

Siddique Khan for saying there was no need to be alarmed. In fact,

Siddique Khan was urging people not to be worried by the increased

police presence. His spokesperson said he had more important things to

do than respond to his ill informed tweet. From Paris, which has seen

its share of attacks, Emmanuel Macron called Theresa May to say

that France stood at the side of Britain. As France's premier Mr

finished -- visited a crisis centre...

TRANSLATION: France and the United Kingdom are allies which have been

subjected to a common threat and we will be united in our response to

it. France is holding its own parliamentary elections at the

moment and as a result of the attack last night security has been

tightened here in London and a polling stations were French

nationals living in the UK are already casting their votes. Few

elections it seems can escape the shadow of terrorism. James Landale,

BBC News, Central London. This attack here in London came less

than two weeks after the bombing at the Manchester Arena in which 22

people were killed and dozens injured as they left a concert

by the American singer Ariana Tonight she's been holding a tribute

event with other acts And our correspondent

Judith Moritz is there. We can join her now. The crowd has

left here in good spirits and the police tell us that out of 50,000

people at this event, they only made one arrest because nobody here was

in any doubt as to the reason for this con cert. Before it began,

there was a minute of silence and throughout the show, there were

tributes to the last and the injured and above the stage, there were 22

lights, one for every one of the victims of the Manchester attack.

They came to dance, to saying and to remember. She was the artist they

most wanted to see and the voice they had waited to hear. She was

joined by children from a Manchester school.

# You are my everything. There were tears and hugs and then Ariana

Grande revealed that she had met the mother of one of the teenagers who

died at the arena. I had the pleasure of meeting Olivia's mummy a

few days ago. And as soon as I met I started crying and they gave her a

big and she said, I should stop crying because Olivia would not have

wanted me to cry. And then she told me that Olivia would have wanted to

hear their hits. Many of the injured were determined to be here, a

defiant despite memories which are still fresh. 14-year-old Natalie

Harrison was filmed caught up in the panic after the explosion. Today,

Natalie and her mum came to the concept but it was not an easy

decision. It has been a traumatic time and the only thing that I would

say is that for me it is a bit too soon, because I feel that I am only

just coming to terms with what happened. Coming back today, how

does it feel? It is exciting, because I want to see Ariana Grande

without going home being upset. Do you think it will help you coming

back and having a good experience? It will probably help me heel and

things. Security was tight and visible and everywhere. There were

stories of strength and resilience. I got hit in my upper left by and I

went to hospital and had an operation. I was really excited. I

really enjoyed concerts and it will not stop me. Artists flew in from

all over the globe to take part, many with words of support for the

UK. Manchester, London! We are here and we are together and we are one.

I want to take this moment to honour the people that we lost, that were

taken. We love you so much. To the families, we love you so much. The

atmosphere here is a real mix of celebration and commemoration.

Plenty of tears, mixed in with the cheers from this audience. It is

hoped that millions of pounds have been raised to support the bereaved

and injured and that just being at the con cert has helped many of the

survivors. -- concert. There were people both in the audience and on

the stage here who visibly found this a difficult experience, coming

fortnight or so after the explosion. The Red Cross had counsellors on

hand here to provide support for those who needed it. Recognising

perhaps that amongst all the talk of staying strong and remaining

defiant, it is not easy for everyone. Thank you very much. Our

correspondent at old Trafford. I am joined by Mark Easton. Real sense

tonight, along the lines that we have discussed in recent weeks about

the remarkable sense of spirit in Manchester. What is your sense in

the spirit of this city today? London has experienced terrorism on

many occasions and like Manchester and what we saw two weeks ago in

Manchester, has always shown great resilience. It is a city that

thrives on as liberal values and tolerance and indeed celebrate its

diversity. That is part of it, almost every country in the world is

represented here, every culture and people for the most part get along

and people celebrate that multicultural nature. For a city of

its size, it is one of the safest and most beautiful cities in the

world and having met people last night and again today who were

caught up in the horrors and saw really awful things, my sense is

that despite all of that, and despite the pain and the violence

and the death, actually this is a city that will once again simply

refuse to be terrorised. Mark, thank you very much. Mark Easton with his

thoughts. That's it for tonight,

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