UK remembers London Bridge attack victims on 1st anniversary

3 June 2018, 3:04 pm

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LONDON — Britain’s resolve to “stand firm” against terrorism is stronger than ever, Prime Minister Theresa May says Sunday, a year since a deadly vehicle-and-knife attack on London Bridge.

Eight people were killed and almost 50 injured when three Islamic State group-inspired attackers ran down pedestrians on the bridge, then stabbed people at bars and restaurants in nearby Borough Market on a warm spring evening. The three attackers were shot dead by police within minutes.

A tribute is projected onto the side of London Bridge, London, Sunday June 3, 2018, to mark one year since a deadly vehicle-and-knife attack on London Bridge. (Dominic Lipinski/PA/PA via AP)

The rampage came two weeks after a bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester Arena that killed 22 people.

Survivors, politicians and emergency workers were attending a service Sunday at Southwark Cathedral near London Bridge. The nation will hold a minute of silence at 4:30 p.m. local time, and the words #LondonUnited will be projected onto the bridge, which connects London’s business district with the lively south bank side of the River Thames.

— AP