Remembering London Bridge terror victims: Tears as minute’s silence held across UK
TEARFUL mourners of the London Bridge terror attack embraced during a minute’s silence to honour the victims.
London stands together in silence in tribute to attack victims
Emotional members of the public stood near the scene of the atrocity in London Bridge and Borough Market at 11am to unite in silence to remember the seven victims killed by a trio of Islamic State (ISIS) thugs.
Heartbreaking images show people comforting one another at the scene as they reflect on the horrors where terrorists killed seven people and injured 48 others during an eight-minute rampage on Saturday night.
Downing Street police officers were among those who turned out to observe the national minute’s silence, as well as armed police at St Ann’s Square in Manchester.
People around the UK have observed a minute's silence
Khan paid tribute alongside ambulance staff members
Schools and train station staff around the country also paid their respects as well as London Mayor Sadiq Khan alongside workers at the London Ambulance Service headquarters.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tweeted: "At 11am we stopped to remember the victims of the dreadful terrorist attack on Saturday. Our thoughts are with their families and loved ones."
Grieving members of the public have continued to lay flower tributes at the scene of Saturday’s atrocities.
Kirsty Boden, Christine Archibald and James McMullan have been named as the first victims of the terrorist attack.
Canadian Christine Archibald, 30, was named as the first victim of the London Bridge terror attack after she died in her fiancé's arms.
Two women comfort eachother during the minute's silence
James McMullan, 32, is feared dead after his devastated sister revealed his bank card had been found on a body at the scene of the attack.
South Australian nurse Kirsty Boden, 28, died after running to help people on the London Bridge after the terrorists drove a van through crowds.
Downing Street police officers observe the minute's silence
It comes as Scotland Yard named two of the three terrorists who were shot dead by police at 10.16pm on Saturday after they mowed down at least 20 people on London Bridge with a van then went on a stabbing rampage in Borough Market.
Khuram Shazad Butt, 27, a British citizen born in Pakistan, and Rachid Redouane, 30, who had claimed to be Moroccan and Libyan, both of Barking, are believed to be the two attackers.