London Bridge attack: Body pulled from River Thames
The death toll from the London Bridge terror attack has risen to eight after police searching for a French man missing since Saturday recovered a body from the River Thames.
Xavier Thomas, 45, is thought to have been struck by the terrorists’ van on the bridge and witnesses reported him being thrown into the water.
Family and friends of Australian Sara Zelenak have said she died in the attack as they posted tributes to her online.
Here are the other latest developments:
- One of the attackers, 22-year-old Youssef Zaghba, was a subject of interest to counter-terrorism police in Italy
- Khuram Butt, 27, and Rachid Redouane, 30, and Zaghba carried out the deadly assault in the London Bridge area on Saturday night
- Butt was known to the security services but there was no evidence of “attack planning”, counter-terrorism police have said
- A man has been arrested on suspicion of terror offences in Ilford in connection with the attack
- Prince Harry has paid tribute to the victims and survivors of the attack
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